CyberSecurity Platform

("This project is currently archived. To bring the project to a functional state for demonstration purposes, some recent modules were completed with the assistance of AI tools.")

A Django + React web application for aggregating cybersecurity news, blogging, and user behavior analysis.

Status: Work in progress

Features

• News Aggregation - Fetches cybersecurity news from configurable RSS feeds (The Hacker News, BleepingComputer, Wired Security, etc.)
• Blog / Forum - Create posts and threaded comments with HTML sanitization
• User Accounts - Custom user model with profiles, student ID, and GitHub handle
• Behavior Analysis - Login attempt tracking, IP monitoring, and anomaly detection
• Security - Argon2 password hashing, CSRF protection, HSTS headers in production

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• Node.js 18+
• npm

Getting Started

1. Clone and configure

git clone <repo-url>
cd CyberSecurity

2. Backend setup

cd backend

# Create a virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Configure environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and set DJANGO_SECRET_KEY (see .env.example for instructions)

# Load environment variables
export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)

# Run migrations
python manage.py migrate

# Create a superuser (optional)
python manage.py createsuperuser

# Fetch initial news
python manage.py fetch_news

# Start the dev server
python manage.py runserver

The backend runs at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

3. Frontend setup

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

The frontend runs at http://localhost:5173/ and proxies /api requests to the Django backend.

Project Structure

CyberSecurity/
├── backend/
│   ├── account/          # User management, login tracking, behavior analysis
│   ├── blog/             # Blog posts and comments
│   ├── haberler/         # News aggregation (RSS feeds + web scraping)
│   ├── websitebackend/   # Django project settings and root URL config
│   ├── templates/        # HTML templates
│   ├── theme/            # Tailwind CSS theme
│   ├── requirements.txt  # Python dependencies
│   └── .env.example      # Environment variable template
├── frontend/
│   ├── src/              # React application source
│   └── vite.config.js    # Vite config with backend proxy
└── README.md

Configuration

All configuration is done through environment variables. See backend/.env.example for the full list.

Variable	Required	Default	Description
DJANGO_SECRET_KEY	Yes	-	Django secret key
DEBUG	No	False	Enable debug mode
ALLOWED_HOSTS	No	localhost,127.0.0.1	Comma-separated allowed hosts
DATABASE_ENGINE	No	sqlite3	Database backend
DATABASE_NAME	No	db.sqlite3	Database name

License

This project is for educational purposes.