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Article PowerShell for Pentesters Part 4: Modules with PowerShell Introduction The more we advance in our lab series, the more we notice the power of PowerShell. And it will only become more noticeable. In this lab…
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Article Bulldog: 2 CTF Walkthrough In this article we will solve a capture-the-flag (CTF) challenge named “Bulldog 2.” This CTF was posted on VulnHub by the author Nick Frichette. As…
Article Temple of Doom 1: CTF Walkthrough Part 2 In this article, we’ll continue to solve the Temple of Doom CTF challenge which was posted on VulnHub website by 0katz. This is the part two of this…
Article Creating an undetectable custom SSH backdoor in Python [A – Z] During penetration testing, sometimes you get stuck with a secure environment where all the servers and end-clients are fully patched, updated,…
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Article Anatomy of an APT attack: Step by step approach This article will explore the technique, design and the inner workings of an APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) attack. It will also relate various…
Article pWeb Suite - A Set of Web Pentesting Tools pWeb Suite (formerly known as pCrack Suite) is a set of Perl-based penetration testing tools primarily focused on web application security and…
Article How to Become Your Own Security Champion In the last year, you may have heard the term “security champion” and wondered if this was a specific job or just another buzzword. In this article,…
Article An overview of the OWASP security champions playbook The OWASP Security Champions Playbook is a project that was initiated for the purpose of gearing up the OWASP Open Web Application Security Project…
Article Android hacking and security, part 2: Content provider leakage In the previous article, we discussed how an attacker exploits vulnerable Activity Components and ways to secure them. In this article, we will…
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Article How a Data Protection Officer Will Benefit Your Organization In May of 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. This wide-reaching law touches any company, no…
Article [FREE Training Resources] Posters, Infographics and more! Here at InfoSec Institute, we get pretty excited about events like National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) and European Cyber Security Month…
