Article Enterprise Security: A practitioner's guide - Chapter 1 Chapter 1Security: A working definition Managing Risk Probability of Occurrence Business Impact Threat Sources Human Threats Geographic Threats Natur
Article Secure random number generation in JAVA “Random numbers” means numbers which are random in practice (i.e. unpredictable and non – reproducible). As simple this term looks when you hear it…
Article Web Analysis, Vulnerability Assessment and Exploitation using Backtrack5 Web application analysis plays a major role while doing a vulnerability assessment/penetration test. Proper information about the web application…
Article LOIC (low orbit ion cannon) - DOS attacking tool The DOS (Denial of service) attack is one of the more powerful hacks, capable of completely taking a server down. In this way, the server will not…
Article Fuzzing: Mutation vs. generation Many of you have undoubtedly come across the word "Fuzzing" and wondered about it. But if you have ever tried modifying some parameter; some sort of…
Article Fuzzing – Application and File Fuzzing In our first article, we reviewed the basics of fuzzing as well as the mutation and generation technique. We have also introduced the PeachFuzzer,…
Article Rock Solid: Will Digital Forensics Crack SSDs? Digital forensics is one of the most interesting and exciting fields of information security that you can ever be fortunate enough to work in, but…
Article The art of writing penetration test reports You close the lid of your laptop; it's been a productive couple of days. There are a few things that could be tightened up, but overall the place…
Article Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Web applications today suffer from a variety of vulnerabilities. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is one of the most prevalent web application security…
Article The THC SSL DoS Threat Ever since computers became ubiquitous and affordable they have attracted malicious users as well as those who use computers for altruistic…
Article Inserting Vulnerabilities in Web Applications In this article we will look at how we can insert vulnerabilities in web applications. Why? There are basically two reasons. [pkadzone…
Article Hacking web authentication - Part 2 In the first part of this article we looked at some of the common authentication types used in Web Applications these days and discussed their pros…
Article A Few Words on Malware - The Sality Way Malware comes in different sizes and shapes. Trojans, worms, viruses, downloaders, and others are becoming more common than common cold medicine.…
Article Under the Hood: Reversing Android Applications For several years now, there has been an explosive increase in the use of mobile applications. Included in this staggering increase of mobile…
Article Burp suite walkthrough Burp Suite is one of the best tools available for web application testing. Its wide variety of features helps us perform various tasks, from…
Article Wi-Fi Security: The Rise and Fall of WPS Wireless local-area networks which are also referred to as WLANs or Wi-Fi are prevalent these days. They are so popular that they can be found…
Article Hacking In The World’s Largest Mall Figure 1. Yes there is a ship in the mall, and a whole bunch of wireless[pkadzone zone="main_top"] [pkadzone zone="main_top"] Much has been made in…
Article Writing Self-Modifying Code Part 3: Antivirus Evasion This is the third article in a series on the topic of self-modifying code.
Article Building the Foundation: Architecture Design - Chapter 3 In this chapter, we define the various types of enterprise architectures, how to integrate them into strategic and tactical business objectives, and…
Article Top 10 Tips for Securely Managing Your Employee’s BYOD Overview: The BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) phenomenon is expanding at an incredible rate. It is something that affects every business, from the…
Article Creating backdoors using SQL injection If you're reading this article than I'm reasonably sure that you have heard of a virus, otherwise refered to as a Trojan horse or worm, which can…
Article Attacking the Phishers: An Autopsy on Compromised Phishing Websites In this article we will cover the results of an informal investigation I performed into phishing websites. Rather than simply reviewing them…
Article RootSmart Android Malware Summary Android's increasing popularity, combined with the possibility to create alternative markets, makes this platform a fertile ground for…
Article A New DNS Exploitation Technique: Ghost Domain Names DNS is a naming system which coverts human readable domain names into computer readable IP addresses. Whenever there is a query for a domain which…
