Professionally Evil Insights

Welcome to the Professionally Evil Insights blog by Secure Ideas! In this digital playground, we unravel the complex world of information security with a touch of fun. Our expert-led content ranges from deep-dives into penetration testing to explorations of hardware hacking. Whether you're curious about Secure Ideas or passionate about cybersecurity, this blog is your quick, enlightening, and entertaining guide into the captivating world of information security.

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    SIAM: Custom Testing Machines
    Secure Ideas recently made the decision to create custom machines that we could use for penetration ...
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    We Can't Rely on the Browser for Protection
    A large part of doing security consulting is providing proper mitigations and recommendations to ...
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    Industry Issues: New Vulnerabilities and Marketing Problems
    As a consultant, I spend a lot of my time working with organizations and staff to help them improve ...
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    When the flood is going to come...
    Most everyone in the U.S. is aware that it's not uncommon for the Mississippi River to flood in the ...
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    Comparing Authorization Levels with Burp's Compare Site Map feature
    Burp Suite from Portswigger.net is a fantastic web app testing tool that we use regularly at Secure ...
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    My Crayons Didn't Upload My Pictures to the Internet
    In July, my daughter, Brenna (11yo) and I presented at the SANS Denver event. She has long wanted ...
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    Burp Extension for F5 Cookie Detection
    This past February, my fellow colleague James Jardine wrote an excellent blog post called “Decoding ...
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    Defending Against Pass-the-Hash (PtH) Attacks
    Pass-the-Hash (PtH) attacks have become probably the most common form of credential attacks used in ...
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    Video: Introduction to Burp Suite
    The below video is an introduction to Burp Suite. This is the first of our videos that will teach ...
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    Kismet Log Viewer v2 Tool Released
    Secure Ideas actively supports open source and giving back to the community. In that light, we’re ...
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    Professionally Evil Toolkit - BozoCrack
    This week I’ve been teaching a class on web app security for developers and I remembered a fun ...
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