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Article Conditionals and jump instructions in x86 This article will briefly discuss conditionals and jump instructions. Conditionals are commonly used in assembly for comparison so that other…
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Article Phishing technique: Message from a friend/relative Like many other phishing scams featured on this site, friends-and-family imposter scams are common. These scams usually begin with a phone call…
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Article Arithmetic Instructions Introduction This article defines arithmetic instructions as executed by x86 processors. It goes on to describe in brief, four key classifications…
Article DLL load order hijacking DLL load order hijacking is a popular technique used to force a legitimate program to load a malicious DLL file in Windows by abusing Windows’ DLL…
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Article Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities Introduction to buffer overflows Buffer overflows are considered the most dangerous vulnerability according to the CWE Top 25 list in 2019. They…
Article Race condition vulnerabilities Race condition vulnerabilities are an artifact of parallel processing. The ability to run multiple different execution threads in parallel can…
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Article Ethical hacking: Stealthy network recon techniques In this article, we shall discuss some stealthy reconnaissance techniques that should be employed during a hacking exercise. It’s important to know…
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Article Understanding single-stepping when debugging Single-stepping is one of the most powerful features of a debugger, as it allows a reverse engineer to execute a single instruction at a time before…
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Article Understanding stack instructions This article will introduce readers to the assembly concepts in relation to the stack. We will discuss basic concepts related to stack and various…
Article Integer overflow and underflow vulnerabilities Integer overflow and underflow vulnerabilities are considered the eighth most dangerous vulnerability in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Top…
Article Ethical hacking: SNMP recon In this article, we will discuss the various methods of ethical hacking one could take to perform reconnaissance on the SNMP protocol. As you may…
Article AI and machine learning and their uses in cybersecurity Artificial intelligence and machine learning trends Although artificial intelligence and its subfield of machine learning have been applied in…
Article Networking Basics for Reverse Engineers Introduction This article will define network reverse engineering, list tools used by reverse engineers for reverse engineering and then highlight…
Article Logical instructions in x86 This article defines logical instructions as executed by x86 processors. It goes on to describe four key classifications of logical instructions in…
