AppSec… Ghidra – First impressions of the NSA Reverse Engineering Tool 13 Mar 201924 Jul 2020 Ghidra is a reverse engineering tool, written in Java, that was recently open-sourced by the National Security Agency (NSA). You can find the Github page here and the download link…
AppSec… Exploiting XXE Vulnerabilities 5 Mar 201924 Jul 2020 By Chris Davis XXE (XML External Entity) attacks happen when an XML parser improperly processes input from a user that contains an external entity declaration in the doctype of an…
AppSec… CSRF Code Examples and Defense 3 Mar 201924 Jul 2020 CSRF is an attack that tricks the victim into submitting a malicious request. It inherits the identity and privileges of the victim to perform an undesired function on the victim's…
#career… Web Application Security 21 Feb 201924 Jul 2020 WHAT IS WEB APPLICATION SECURITY Web application security is the process of protecting websites and online services against different security threats that exploit vulnerabilities in an application’s code. Common targets…
AppSec… VFEmail Suffers ‘Catastrophic’ Hack 13 Feb 2019 Email company VFEmail suffered what they call a "catastrophic" hack that destroyed their primary and backup data for the U.S. The firm’s founder says he now fears some 18 years’…
Android Security… It’s Time To take back Our Internet 20 Jan 201920 Jan 2019 Tim Berners Lee was recently awarded the Turing Award (The ACM A.M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to "an individual selected…
Bugs… Cuckoo – Sandboxed Malware Analysis 27 Dec 201822 Nov 2019 What is Cuckoo? Cuckoo Sandbox is the leading open source automated malware analysis system. You can throw any suspicious file at it and in a matter of minutes Cuckoo will provide…
AppSec… Create a Backdoor with Cryptcat 23 Dec 2018 In this tutorial, I'll introduce you to netcat's popular cousin, cryptcat (she's actually much cuter and more exotic than the plain netcat). Cryptcat enables us to communicate between two systems and encrypts…
Cyber Security… Veil – AV Evasion – Set Up and Tutorial 17 Dec 2018 Veil-Evasion is a tool designed to generate metasploit payloads that bypass common anti-virus solutions. NOTE: ./setup/setup.sh should be re-run on every major version update. If you receive any major errors on running…
Cyber Security… Router Hardening Checklist 9 Dec 20189 Dec 2018 Network infrastructure devices (routers, switches, load balancers, firewalls etc) are among the assets of an enterprise that play an important role in security and thus need to be protected and…
#career… Cyber Monday Sale Starts NOW!(FOR A WEEK!!) 26 Nov 201830 Nov 2018 Yikes, yes, we are rolling out Cyber Monday deals for a week. This will hopefully make up for the lack of Black Friday deals, but maybe Black Friday has died.…
AppSec… SQL Injection Attacks 20 Nov 2018 A customer asked that we check out his intranet site, which was used by the company's employees and customers. This was part of a larger security review, and though we'd…
Cyber Security… Snort Open Source IDS 14 Nov 201828 Nov 2019 Snort is an open source Intrusion Detection System that you can use on your Linux systems. This tutorial will go over basic configuration of Snort IDS and teach you how…
AppSec… IPtables – the Linux Firewall 13 Nov 201813 Nov 2018 KORBIN BROWN FEBRUARY 6, 2014, 12:34PM EDT Iptables is an extremely flexible firewall utility built for Linux operating systems. Whether you’re a novice Linux geek or a system administrator, there’s…
#Metasploit… Payload in PDF 12 Nov 2018 Infected PDFs have always been a privileged way to infect users because this document format is very common and used by almost everyone. Moreover, it exists many ways to exploit Acrobat Reader…
#career… Now Is The Time, Linux is the Direction 11 Nov 201824 Jan 2019 Your future matters to us @ LSB, so get into Linux and see the new world it will open for you. Created by QuBits 2018-11-11
#career… Linux Foundation Deals For LSB Followers 25 Oct 2018 We are delighted to be able to team up with The Linux Foundation to bring you some great deals on amazing Linux courses and materials. All courses, on completion is…
AppSec… OWASP Security Shepherd- Session Management Challenge One – Solution – LSB 12 Oct 201812 Oct 2018 We have another solution in the OWASP Security Shepherd challenges and we enjoyed completing this one. You can find out about Session Management from OWASP here. So let's get on…
AppSec… Penetration Testing – Complete Guide 10 Oct 201810 Dec 2018 What is Penetration Testing? It’s the process to identify security vulnerabilities in an application by evaluating the system or network with various malicious techniques. The weak points of a system…
Attacks… The Evil Twin Attack 8 Oct 201829 Oct 2019 I searched through many guides, and none of them really gave good description of how to do this. There’s a lot of software out there (such as SEToolkit, which can…
AppSec… OWASP Security Shepherd – Failure To Restrict Access Solution – LSB 27 Sep 201827 May 2019 Am I Vulnerable To 'Failure to Restrict URL Access'? The best way to find out if an application has failed to properly restrict URL access is to verify every page. Consider for…
AppSec… OWASP Security Shepherd – Insecure Cryptographic Storage Challenge 1 Solution – LSB 21 Sep 2018 Thanks for visiting and today we have another OWASP Security Shepherd Solution for you. This time it's the Insecure Cryptographic Storage Challenge. Cryptography is usually the safest way to communicate…
AppSec… OWASP Security Shepherd – SQL Injection Solution – LSB 15 Sep 201819 Sep 2019 A SQL injection attack consists of insertion or "injection" of a SQL query via the input data from the client to the application. A successful SQL injection exploit can read sensitive data…
AppSec… Create a Persistent Back Door with Kali, Netcat and Weevely 13 Sep 201815 Aug 2020 This post will dive into how we can take advantage of a vulnerability in a web application to gain access and upload a backdoor that we can connect to in…
AppSec… OWASP Security Shepherd – Cross Site Scripting One Solution – LSB 12 Sep 201812 Sep 2018 Welcome back to LSB my budding hackers. Today's lesson is about Cross Site Scripting (Or XSS). Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks are a type of injection, in which malicious scripts are injected…
AppSec… OWASP Security Shepherd – Insecure Direct Object Reference Solution – LSB 10 Sep 2018 Welcome back to the Security Shepherd solutions from LSB. This was quite an interesting puzzle and it took a few tries to get the key. Insecure Direct Object Reference (called IDOR from here) occurs when…
AppSec… OWASP Security Shepherd – Failure To Restrict Access Solution – LSB 7 Sep 20187 Sep 2018 What is Failure to Restrict URL Access Vulnerability/Threat? Failure to restrict URL access occurs in applications hide functionality from non-privileged users. In an application that fails to restrict URL access, administration…
AppSec… AV evading with Veil 29 Aug 201822 Nov 2019 One of the most important issues any hacker must address is how to get past security devices and remain undetected. These can include antivirus software, intrusion detection systems, firewalls, web…
Android Security… How To Find And Delete Where Google Knows You’ve Been 14 Aug 201814 Aug 2018 Even if “Location History” is off on your phone, Google often still stores your precise location Here are some things you can do to delete those markers and keep your location…
AppSec… W3af walkthrough and tutorial 9 Aug 20189 Aug 2018 w3af (Web Application audit and attack framework) is a framework for auditing and exploitation of web applications. In this series of articles we will be looking at almost all the…
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AppSec… The Best Hacking Books 2018 25 Jul 201825 Jul 2018 BY HACKING TUTORIALS ON FEBRUARY 2, 2018 One of the most popular and most asked questions since I’ve started this blog is if I can recommend some good hacking books to read…
#career… Linux Foundation Courses/Certificates on Offer For Under 500 Bucks | LSB 21 Jun 2018 Introduction to Open Source Development, Git and Linux Learn how to develop open source software. This course focuses on open source software, an introduction to Linux systems and the use…
AppSec… Python Scripting For The Ethical Hacker 21 Jun 20188 Sep 2019 Welcome back, my greenhorn hackers!I began this series on scripting awhile back to teach all aspiring hackers how to write some basic scripts for hacking and reconnaissance. Without developing some basic scripting skills,…
AppSec… XSS in Canopy login page 21 Jun 201821 Jun 2018 [Description] CheckSec Canopy 3.x before 3.0.7 has stored XSS via the Login Page Disclaimer, allowing attacks by low-privileged users against higher-privileged users.This instance of stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability could…
Cyber Security… Kubernetes for Developers (LFD259) 17 Jun 201827 Jun 2018 Get advanced knowledge of application development using Kubernetes with training from The Linux Foundation! Kubernetes is a high-velocity open source orchestration tool to deploy, scale, and update containerized applications. This course…
AppSec… Stealing Signal Conversations from a MacBook 27 May 2018 Developed by Open Whisper Systems, Signal is a free, open-source encrypted communications app for both mobile and desktop devices that allows users to make voice calls, send instant messages, and even make…
AppSec… Setting Up A Snort IDS on Debian Linux 24 May 2018 Malicious network traffic (such as worms, hacking attempts, etc.) has certain patterns to it. You could monitor your network traffic with a sniffer and look for this malicious traffic manually…
AppSec… Password cracking with John the Ripper 24 May 201810 Feb 2019 Introduction For those of you who haven't yet heard about John the Ripper (hereby called John for brevity), it is a free password cracking tool written mostly in C. Before…
Cyber Security… Build a Beginner Hacking Kit with the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ 23 Apr 20186 Feb 2020 The Raspberry Pi is a perfect way to start. In 2018, the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ was released featuring a better CPU, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Ethernet built in. Our recommended Kali Pi kit…
Cyber Security… Best SMB Firewalls 6 Apr 2018 Andrew Harmon Best Small Business Firewall, a coveted title that manufacturers are gunning to claim and users are clamoring to find the answer to. Understandably, we all want to make sure…
Cyber Security… How Does Ransomware Work? 31 Mar 2018 May 12, 2017 / RYAN MURPHY Ransomware is similar to other malware in that it installs itself on a computer and runs in the background without the user’s knowledge. But unlike malware that hides and…
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