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Password Vampires: Don’t Get Bitten Twice

With Halloween right around the corner, let’s talk about your dark secret from the distant past that could really come back to haunt you: that password you’ve been using since 2015. Don’t lie… You know the one.

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Quick Bites

Quick Bites – Finding Open Windows File Shares

How to find open Windows network file shares and secure them with publicly available tools. Lock down your network shares!...
Secure Copy with SSH

Secure Copy with SSH

A blog about using Secure Shell (SSH) to securely copy files using SCP....
Surveillance System

Surveillance System with No Monthly Fees!

How to setup a home surveillance system without paying for a monthly subscription....
Making a Backdoor by Hijacking

LD_PRELOAD: Making a Backdoor by Hijacking accept()

A demonstration on how to use LD_PRELOAD to create a backdoor in processes by hooking the accept() function....
How do I Mount a VHD or Lock a BitLocker Drive

PowerShell Tips: How do I Mount a VHD or Lock a BitLocker Drive?

A blog post about using Windows PowerShell to quickly mount or lock a VHD, or BitLocker encrypted drive....
How to quickly estimate the cost of a penetration test.

How to quickly estimate the cost of a penetration test.

This article describes methods of estimating the price of a penetration test....
What is a Gray Box Penetration Test?

What is a Gray Box Penetration Test?

This article details the purpose and methodologies of gray box penetration testing....
Gray Box vs White Box vs Black Box

Gray Box vs White Box vs Black Box

This article compares the following penetration testing methods: Gray Box, Black Box, White Box. It provides a comparison chart....
How to Create Custom Probes

How to Create Custom Probes For NMAP Service/Version Detection

A post on how-to write NMAP version service probes via the nmap-service-probes file....
How to verify PGP signatures

How to verify PGP signatures

This post shows you how to do a pgp signature check with gpg...
Digging Between the Couch Cushions

Digging Between the Couch Cushions – CouchDB CVE-2021-38295 Breakdown

In this blog post we’re going to take a look at the recent CouchDB vulnerability, CVE-2021-38295, which I was credited with discovering....
Can you hack someone for me

Can you hack someone for me?

This article explains a variety of topics from online safety to mental health....

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