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Introduction A good question that’s asked all around these days is, "What is hacking?" In my opinion, hacking is finding brilliant solutions to interesting problems. Well, that shows how broad the term “hacking” is. Real life hacking is trying all the ways possible to exploit your targets' weak links and/or to get him/her motivated. It's ...

Methods to Reduce the Threats Directive Approach Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC); «paper security»; organization of high-level processes Detective Approach Black/white-box testing of functions; fuzzing; static/dynamic/manual analysis of program code Preventive Approach Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), Web Application Firewall (WAF) ...

Here's a complete list of DNS Training Videos on Cybrary (in alphabetical order by first letter). Explore additional classes and modules here ... Configuring DNS Zone Transfers Length: 12:12 Configuring DNS Zones Length: 21:27 DNS Enumeration Lab Length: 03:58 DNS Overview and Zone Transfers Length: 18:44 DNS ...

Hey friends,Everyone's familiar with software Trojans, but have you ever heard of hardware Trojans? This article is gonna give you some basic ideas. You can also research the topic further using some keywords I'll provide.Let's start with a fun fact: the term TROJAN HORSE comes from the Ancient Greek story of the wooden horse that was used to help Greek troops invade ...

Affordable, Lightweight and Portable Pentesting Kit We all love testing networks. It's part of our daily routine. But sometimes, it's a pain because we need to carry our laptop. It can be heavy, we need the laptop bag and using it in a public place may call unwanted attention to our work, which most of us don't like.So, ...

When used in mainstream media, the word “hacker” is usually used in relation to cyber criminals. But, a hacker can actually be anyone, regardless of their intentions, who utilizes their knowledge of computer software and hardware to break down and bypass security measures on a computer, device or network.Hacking itself is not an illegal activity unless the hacker is ...

The exploitee's system comprises:  Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2 (unpatched) Firewall and software updates switched off Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) (server) and FTP service enabled SQL Server 2005 Express configured A vulnerable web app up and running   Let's begin: Nmap ...

Welcome to the final part of the CISCO ASA Firewall command line technical guides. Previous parts could be found on my profile page. If you want the full-packed version, you could download it from  Research gate. Configuring and enabling failover and redundancy on Cisco ASA Ø ...

Hello everyone!This article depicts a specific problem I encountered on one of my recent projects. The main problem was: ONE of my project modules had a specific functionality, which involved key generation on an Android device. The public key is transmitted to the web server, which then uses public key sent to encrypt the requisite secret and display the encrypted ...

"Pics" (Photos, Logos, Icons, Maps) can be of great value in OSINT Investigations. This post is a roundup of resources and tricks. It will guide you on how to search, find, get, scrape and analyze digital images. Basic Search If you're searching for images, there is more than Google. All big search engines have an image-search feature: ...