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February 3, 2026

What is Pentesting? A Beginner's Guide to Ethical Hacking and Pentesters

Clint Kehr

January 21, 2020

Tutorial: Setting Up a Virtual Web Server for Safe Penetration Testing at Home

Create a secure environment for pen testing from the comfort of home. Follow a step-by-step to set up prerequisites, host settings, IP/port forwarding, and more.

January 21, 2020

How to Update Burp Suite in Kali Linux

Download Burp from Portswigger, use JAR & terminal to manually update in Kali Linux. Easy steps revealed.

January 21, 2020

Tutorial: How to Use SQLMAP

Gain admin access and user/credit card info by exploiting websites using UNION SELECT and SQLMAP.

January 21, 2020

Using SSLStrip in Kali Linux

Kali Linux has tools to hijack HTTPS traffic with SSLStrip, including finding IPs, modifying iptables, MITM attacks, and exploitation.

January 21, 2020

Python Hashcracker (Dictionary Attack)

Learn powerful Python 2.7 Hashcracker from "Black Hat Python" by Justin Seitz. Create your own simple Hashcracker in less than 30 min! Get security tools now!

January 21, 2020

Tutorial: Setting up an "Evil Twin" Access Point

Learn how to setup an "Evil Twin" Access Point with boosting signals, MITM, ifconfig/iwconfig, Monitor Mode, Airbase-ng/Aireplay-ng and internet access.

January 21, 2020

How to Dox

Wondering how to dox? Learn how attackers gather personal data and how cybersecurity professionals defend against doxxing using ethical OSINT skills.

January 21, 2020

Tutorial: Using SSLSTRIP in a "Man in the Middle" Attack

Learn to hijack HTTP traffic w/ SSLSTRIP & Kali OS. Tutorial to set up port forward & modify IP Table. Download Kali OS to get started.

January 21, 2020

How to Find Web-Based Vulnerabilities (Manually and with Tools)

Learn to identify & patch web vulnerabilities using Cybrary & tools like Acunetix, Qualys & Nikto incl. SQL Inj., XSS, RFI, LFI & more.

January 21, 2020

Social Engineering Toolkit (SETOOLKIT) Credential Harvester

Learn to use SETOOLKIT & Cred Harvester in Kali Linux to launch Social Eng. attacks. 9 steps; active Internet & Kali Linux OS req'd.

January 21, 2020

Guide: How to Manually Perform SQL Injection with UNION SELECT

Manually inject data into SQL db using UNION SELECT. Guide covers stps for injection to be successful.

January 21, 2020

My Journey: CCNA and SECURITY+

Person pursues CCNA & Security+ certifications, balancing courses, prepping for exams, & skill-building. Guide helps start & complete journey to success.