Article Ethical hacking: Attacking routers Routers are one of the most attractive points of a network for attackers to prey upon. These ubiquitous network devices often have more than one…
Article Penetration testing: TOR, VPN or proxy If you’re reading this article, chances are good that you already know what penetration testing is. Let's take things a step further and look at the…
Article Ethical hacking: Breaking cryptography (for hackers) Cryptography is the science of protecting secrets. As a result, it’s designed to make it impossible for an unauthorized party (like a hacker) to…
Article Cybersecurity Weekly: Adolescent hacking study, DoorDash breach, Outlook file extension blacklist A study decodes how kids get into hacking. DoorDash loses personal records of 5 million clients and drivers. Outlook plans to add 38 more file…
Article Ethical hacking: Log tampering 101 Getting caught is exactly what every hacker does not want. They want to be able to gain entry into a system and then quickly withdraw to the safety…
Article Ethical hacking: Passive information gathering with Maltego In this article, we’ll discuss passive information gathering. We’ll first look at how we can use Maltego, a common information-gathering tool, to…
Article Hack the Box (HTB) machines walkthrough series — Luke Today, we will be continuing with our exploration of Hack the Box (HTB) machines as seen in previous articles. This walkthrough is of an HTB machine…
Article Hack the Box (HTB) machines walkthrough series — SecNotes Today, we will be continuing with our exploration of Hack the Box (HTB) machines as seen in previous articles. This walkthrough is of an HTB machine…
Article AWS vs. Azure vs. Cloud+: To specialize, generalize or both? Cloud technology is continuing to grow. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure are two cloud providers and platforms that are dominating the…
Article Hack the Box (HTB) machines walkthrough series — Bastion Today, we will be continuing with our exploration of Hack the Box (HTB) machines as seen in previous articles. This walkthrough is of an HTB machine…
Article Cybersecurity Weekly: "Nice guy" hacker attacks Tom's, programmer hacks hackers, 60,000 records breached after phishing incident A hacker encourages others to spend more time outside. A hacked programmer retaliates by hacking hackers who hacked him. A phishing incident results…
Article Degree vs. certification: Entry-level penetration tester Introduction Have you ever wanted to use your cybersecurity know-how and skills to help organizations improve their information security and stamp…
Article Ethical hacking: Breaking windows passwords Windows is the most common desktop platform currently in use. As a result, it is not uncommon for hackers to encounter a Windows password that they…
Article Ethical hacking: Social engineering basics What is social engineering? In a nutshell, social engineering is the art of manipulation and misdirection. A social engineer’s goal is to do…
Article Cybersecurity Weekly: Record bug bounty payouts, new phishing attacks, smartphone fingerprint hack Bug bounty platform Bugcrowd breaks weekly payout record with over $500,000. Paypal upsets Microsoft as phishers’ favorite brand for the first time…
Article GPEN vs. OSCP: Which one is better for a career in ethical hacking and/or pentesting? Cybercrime statistics suggest that unethical attackers have become more innovative in their ways to exploit vulnerabilities on internet-connected…
Article Rules of engagement in pentesting When you create a software product or build a service or create a platform, it’s a good idea to make sure it is secure. The data we generate is…
Article Hack the Box (HTB) machines walkthrough series — Celestial Today, we will be continuing with our exploration of Hack the Box (HTB) machines as seen in previous articles. This walkthrough is of an HTB machine…
Article Hack the Box (HTB) machines walkthrough series — Popcorn Today, we will be continuing with our exploration of Hack the Box (HTB) machines as seen in previous articles. This walkthrough is of an HTB machine…
Article Ethical hacking: Top 10 browser extensions for hacking When it comes to ethical hacking, one of the critical skills you need to succeed is the usage of various tools to start your penetration testing…
Article Hack the Box (HTB) machines walkthrough series — Swagshop Today we will be continuing with our exploration of Hack the Box (HTB) machines, as seen in previous articles. This walkthrough is of an HTB machine…
Article Hack the Box (HTB) machines walkthrough series — Nibbles Today we will be continuing with our exploration of Hack the Box (HTB) machines, as seen in previous articles. This walkthrough is of an HTB machine…
Article Hack the Box (HTB) machines walkthrough series — Haystack Today we will be continuing with our exploration of Hack the Box (HTB) machines, as seen in previous articles. This walkthrough is of an HTB machine…
Article Cybersecurity Weekly: Cybercrime-fighting dog, cancelled Netflix accounts hacked, TLS phishing bait The midwest gets its first cybercrime-fighting dog. Dead Netflix accounts are getting reactivated by hackers. Cybercriminals are now using green TLS…
