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    Application Security 202: Vulnerabilities Accepted
    vul·ner·a·bil·i·ty The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or ...
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    (Not So) Quick Bites - Episode 3 - Writing About Writer's Block
    Deliverables  |  consulting  |  application security  |  Secure Ideas  |  cybersecurity  |  methodology  |  Project  |  Writing  |  Quick Bites
    So, sometimes I have a real problem with writing, specifically reports and blog posts. Somehow, ...
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    How to allow multiple RDP sessions
    The goal of this article is to walk through how to set up a Windows host to allow multiple remote ...
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    Hunting Secrets
    Applications are hemorrhaging sensitive data. In many cases, the culprit is marketing and analytics ...
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    Ensuring Web Security via Ansible (Apache)
    NOTE: even though this will require Ansible, you can run this on any operating system contrary to ...
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    Why your application needs a Content Security Policy (And How to Build One)
    As a web application owner, it is crucial to understand the concept of a content security policy ...
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    Quick Bites Episode 2 - HTTP Security Headers and Why You NEED Them
    Hi everybody! So, after some feedback about the last “quick” Quick Bites (thanks Josh!), I’ve ...
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    Privilege Escalation via File Descriptors in Privileged Binaries
    Today I wanted to cover an application security topic that applies to SetUID binaries. As we all ...
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    How to Update the Nmap OUI Database
    network  |  professionally evil  |  Secure Ideas  |  NMAP  |  Linux  |  IEEE  |  OUI  |  nmap-mac-prefixes
    Overview In a previous blog post, I covered what an OUI is, how to extract them from a MAC address, ...
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    Of MAC Addresses and OUI: A Subtle, but Useful, Recon Resource
    network  |  professionally evil  |  Secure Ideas  |  MAC Address  |  IEEE  |  OUI  |  PENT
    When it comes to reconnaissance, every little bit of information can be helpful. Today, we will ...
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