About Me

Hi, I’m Ethan Hulse — a software development and cybersecurity student with a passion for offensive security, steganography, and building practical security tools.

What I Do

I focus on:

  • Offensive Security: Building tools like C2 frameworks and RATs for educational purposes
  • Steganography: Exploring LSB techniques and detection methods in PNG and JPEG formats
  • Security Research: Participating in hackathons and CTF competitions
  • Open Source: Contributing to the security community through open-source projects

Projects

  • steGO: A simple LSB steganography tool written in Go
  • DeSteGo: Steganography detection and decoding tool (third place at HackUSU)

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About This Blog

The Codex is my personal blog where I document my journey in cybersecurity, share technical writeups, and explore various security topics. Whether it’s offensive security research, tool development, or lessons learned from hackathons, you’ll find it all here.


Feel free to reach out if you have questions about any of my projects or want to collaborate on security research!