How to Update the Nmap OUI Database

A blog post on how to update the nmap-mac-prefixes file to improve nmap’s OUI detection and provides a script to help streamline the process.

Of MAC Addresses and OUI: A Subtle, but Useful, Recon Resource

Blog post explaining how-to extract the OUI information from a MAC address and lookup the manufacture using public data from the IEEE.

Secure Copy with SSH

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

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.

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.

Announcing Burp Co2!

Over the past couple of months I have been using my Java skills to build a collection of Burp extensions that have been dubbed “Co2”.

The Death and Rebirth of Musashi.js OR How I turned personal failure into better teaching tools.

As I stood in front of a class of developers trying to explain cross-origin resource sharing, I knew I wasn’t conveying it well enough.

Summer Internship at Secure Ideas

This past summer, I worked as an intern for Secure Ideas. My role at the company was that of software developer, designing applications…

Visual Learner? Look no further!

Secure Ideas has been in the business for 10 years and over the last ten years we have found that everyone learns differently.

Building Blocks: Professionally Evil Fundamentals Series

We at Secure Ideas love security education. What we enjoy even more is affordable security education.