#career… Secure Coding in Java 16 Feb 201916 Feb 2019 A comprehensive guide to coding safely and preventing security holes in your applications. 1 Denial of Service Input into a system should be checked so that it will not cause…
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’…
#career… Hyperledger Training Sale 28 Jan 201930 Jan 2019 We just released a new certification for Hyperledger Fabric, and to celebrate, we’re offering 30% off all our Hyperledger courses and certifications! No matter where you’re at in your blockchain journey,…
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…
#career… New Year Linux Foundation Deals 23 Dec 20184 Jan 2019 As usual we have amazing new deals on Linux Foundation certificates and courses. Sign on and use your own pace to finish the course. Perfect for a boring January and…
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…
#career… Pivoting the Network 18 Dec 201818 Dec 2018 What is Pivoting? Pivoting is the unique technique of using an instance (also referred to as a ‘plant’ or ‘foothold’) to be able to move around inside a network. Basically…
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…
#career… Pwned 10 Dec 201823 Jan 2019 Let[s] talk a little about this box. In this HTB machine we will see only one port is open and that will be the http one , we will fireup the dirbuster…
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 201815 Nov 2018 by Ivan Vanney 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…
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 2018 By Matthew Cranford 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…
AppSec… OWASP Security Shepherd – Failure To Restrict Access Solution – LSB 27 Sep 201827 Sep 2018 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… Create a Back Door with Kali, Netcat and Weevely – LSB 13 Sep 20188 Dec 2018 Welcome back my budding hackers. We hope you enjoy this security tutorial by our ethical hacker QuBits. Our network is below. We will be creating a backdoor in DVWA Command…
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 Sep 2018 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…
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…
AppSec… Honeyd Tutorial Part 1, Getting Started 25 Jun 201825 Jun 2018 This series of articles will focus on honeypots using an application called honeyd. There are a number of honeypot solutions out there but I personally feel like honeyd is a great…
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…
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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… 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…
Crypto Currency… VOISE – Once in a generation the whole game changes 2 May 2018 VOISE is a blockchain powered anonymous decentralized platform with personalized token based on Ethereum's smart contract ecosystem for transactions. VOISE is an innovative cryptocurrency powered solution for the music industry…
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…
#Metasploit… Metasploit for the Aspiring Hacker | (Msfvenom) 24 Mar 2018 BY OCCUPYTHEWEB 01/12/2015 10:13 PM METASPLOIT BASICS Welcome back, my hacker novitiates! Eluding and evading antivirus software and intrusion detection systems is one of the most critical tasks of the hacker. As soon…
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#career… Enterprise IT & Linux System Administration Training 2 Feb 20186 Feb 2018 Introduction to Linux Linux powers 94% of the world’s supercomputers, most of the servers powering the Internet, the majority of financial trades worldwide and a billion Android devices. In short,…
Cyber Security… Removing Network Malware 1 Feb 20182 Feb 2018 To disinfect a local network of a malware outbreak, follow the step-by-step instructions below. 1. Quarantine the Network Disconnect the local network from the Internet immediately as a precautionary measure against further…
Attacks… Removing Chrome Adware 30 Jan 201830 Jan 2018 Here are couple of suggestions. When I mention commands, those are to be issued in command-line aka terminal , which you can access by pressing CtrlAltT Remove google-chrome related folders,…
#Metasploit… Metasploit for the Aspiring Hacker, Part 4 (Armitage) 13 Jan 201814 Jan 2018 Welcome back, my hacker novitiates! As you know by now, the Metasploit Framework is one of my favorite hacking tools. It is capable of embedding code into a remote system and controlling it, scanning…
Data Mining… How To Get Started In Trading Crypto Currency 4 Jan 20184 Jan 2018 As my readers probably know crypto currency is taking over the World. Even banks are getting in on it now. I'd like to share some decent advice to my followers…
AppSec… Spamming Facebook Messages 3 Jan 201811 Apr 2018 We have reported this bug to Facebook and they replied asking "How is this different than hitting the message button?" If you want to spam everyone in the World that…
Cryptography… GPG on Linux 9 Dec 2017 1 Introduction Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read them. With almost no privacy in this digital generation…
#Metasploit… Metasploit for the Aspiring Ethical Hacker, Part 3 (Payloads) – LSB 5 Dec 20176 Dec 2017 As you know, Metasploit is an exploitation framework that every hacker should be knowledgeable of and skilled at. It is one of my favorite hacking tools available. Let's take a closer look…
Attacks… Metasploit for the Aspiring Ethical Hacker, Part 2 1 Dec 201729 Jan 2019 Part 1 is here: https://linuxsecurityblog.com/2016/03/01/metasploit-for-the-aspiring-ethical-hacker-part-1/ In this second tutorial, we will look at some of the basic commands we can use in Metasploit. Although the Metasploit framework can appear daunting to…
Cyber Security… Linux Log Files | LSB 1 Dec 20174 Dec 2017 I am a new Linux user. I would like to know where are the log files located under Debian/Ubuntu or CentOS/RHEL/Fedora Linux server? How do I open or view log…
#career… Security and Linux 30 Nov 201730 Nov 2017 As Linux users we have some inherent advantages over our fellow Windows users when it comes to security (or lack there of). Hackers, rather like gamblers, use the laws of…
Attacks… Hackers can bypass new protections in MacOS High Sierra 29 Nov 201729 Nov 2017 MacOS High Sierra protections can be bypassed, but will make security researchers and companies work more difficult Hackers can bypass a new security feature in MacOS High Sierra to load…
