SecureYourGear

AI Security Research & CTF Challenges - A technical security blog focused on OWASP LLM vulnerabilities, CTF writeups, binary exploitation, and cybersecurity research. Visit the live site at www.secureyourgear.com.

About

SecureYourGear provides technical security content including:

• CTF Writeups: Detailed solutions for Capture The Flag challenges (OverTheWire Bandit, etc.)
• Binary Exploitation: ROP chain development, ret2libc techniques, buffer overflows
• AI Security: LLM prompt injection, security implications of artificial intelligence
• Security Operations: SOC automation labs, threat detection, incident response workflows
• Network Security: VPN setup guides, secure networking practices
• Red Teaming: Penetration testing techniques and methodologies

Tech Stack

• Static Site Generator: Jekyll 4.4+
• Theme: Chirpy (heavily customized)
• Hosting: GitHub Pages
• Deployment: Automated via GitHub Actions
• Analytics: Google Analytics

Custom Features

• Pure black background with purple accent colors
• Custom typography and post title styling
• Animated site title with typing effect
• EXIF-stripped images for privacy
• Optimized for performance (minimal dependencies)

Local Development

Prerequisites

• Ruby 3.3+
• Bundler
• Jekyll 4.4+

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/GitSolved/gitsolved.github.io.git
   cd gitsolved.github.io

2. Install dependencies:

   bundle install

3. Serve locally:

   bundle exec jekyll serve

4. Open http://localhost:4000 in your browser

Development Commands

# Serve with live reload (default)
bundle exec jekyll serve

# Serve with drafts visible
bundle exec jekyll serve --drafts

# Build site (outputs to _site/)
bundle exec jekyll build

# Build for production
JEKYLL_ENV=production bundle exec jekyll build

Writing Posts

Posts are written in Markdown and stored in _posts/ with the naming convention: YYYY-MM-DD-title.md

Post Template

---
title: "Your Post Title"
author: SecureYourGear Team
date: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS -0400
categories: [Category1, Category2]
tags: [tag1, tag2, tag3]
---

Your content here...

Adding Images

Store post images in /assets/img/posts/your-post-name/ and reference them:

![Alt text](/assets/img/posts/your-post-name/image.png)

Deployment

The site automatically deploys to GitHub Pages when changes are pushed to the main branch via GitHub Actions workflow (.github/workflows/deploy.yml).

Deployment Process:

1. Push commits to main branch
2. GitHub Actions builds the site with Jekyll
3. Site deploys to https://www.secureyourgear.com
4. Updates are live within 1-2 minutes

Project Structure

.
├── _config.yml           # Jekyll configuration
├── _data/                # Data files (contact info, assets config)
├── _includes/            # Custom HTML partials (head.html)
├── _layouts/             # Custom page layouts (home.html)
├── _plugins/             # Jekyll plugins (lastmod hook)
├── _posts/               # Blog posts (Markdown)
├── _sass/                # Custom SCSS (variables-hook.scss)
├── _tabs/                # Static pages (About, Archives, etc.)
├── assets/
│   ├── css/              # Custom stylesheets
│   ├── img/              # Images and favicons
│   └── js/               # Custom JavaScript
├── .github/workflows/    # GitHub Actions CI/CD
└── index.html            # Homepage

Customization

Color Scheme

The site uses a custom pure black theme with purple accents. Colors are defined in:

• _sass/variables-hook.scss - Theme color variables
• assets/css/custom.scss - Component-specific styles

Key Customizations

1. Theme Colors: Modified in _sass/variables-hook.scss
2. Post Title Colors: Blue titles defined in assets/css/custom.scss
3. Site Title Animation: Custom typing effect in assets/js/typing-effect.js
4. Homepage Layout: Custom layout in _layouts/home.html (removed author bylines)
5. Head Includes: Modified _includes/head.html for custom CSS loading order

Contributing

This is a personal blog, but if you notice any issues:

1. Open an issue describing the problem
2. Submit a pull request with proposed fixes

Security

• All images have EXIF metadata stripped to protect privacy
• No personal information or credentials committed to repository
• Git history has been sanitized of sensitive data

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

• Website: www.secureyourgear.com
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: Samir Anastasio
• GitHub: @GitSolved
• Twitter: @SecureYourGear

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