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OWASP Top 10 Rundown

Once upon a time there was no Internet and there was no concept of the Web. But time has passed and today we have a

January 26, 2012 Application Security
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Hacking In The World’s Largest Mall

Figure 1. Yes there is a ship in the mall, and a whole bunch of wireless Much has been made in the media about the

January 24, 2012 Hacking
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CISSP Training – InfoSec Institute and Intense School

Our 7-Day CISSP training course is the best things you can do to prepare yourself to pass the CISSP exam. The bootcamp style course lasts

January 24, 2012 CISSP, Other
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Wi-Fi Security: The Rise and Fall of WPS

Wireless local-area networks which are also referred to as WLANs or Wi-Fi are prevalent these days. They are so popular that they can be found

January 24, 2012 Featured, Hacking
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IP Spoofing Attack and Defenses

IP Address: On the Internet, each computer system is identified by its IP address. The work we do on the Internet is associated with the

January 23, 2012 Hacking
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Google Hacking: Amazon’s CloudFront

Google hacking is a time honored tradition that goes back many years. There are specific Google searches that will allow users to directly download documents

January 23, 2012 Hacking
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Burp Suite Walkthrough

Burp Suite is one of the best tools available for web application testing. Its wide variety of features helps us perform various tasks, from intercepting

January 20, 2012 Application Security
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Under the Hood: Reversing Android Applications

For several years now, there has been an explosive increase in the use of mobile applications. Included in this staggering increase of mobile software are

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Risk Management – Chapter 2

Managing security is managing risk. As explained in Chapter 1, Security ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets through the reasonable and appropriate

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A Few Words on Malware – The Sality Way

Malware comes in different sizes and shapes. Trojans, worms, viruses, downloaders, and others are becoming more common than common cold medicine. These malware are mixed

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Hacking Web Authentication – Part 2

In the first part of this article we looked at some of the common authentication types used in Web Applications these days and discussed their pros

January 19, 2012 Hacking
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How to Bypass an Antivirus

How do you bypass an antivirus? This is not a new question. Everyone who performs ethical hacking and penetration testing discusses the issue of how

January 18, 2012 Hacking
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Inserting Vulnerabilities in Web Applications

In this article we will look at how we can insert vulnerabilities in web applications. Why? There are basically two reasons. Firstly, it allows us

January 16, 2012 Application Security, Hacking
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The THC SSL DoS Threat

Ever since computers became ubiquitous and affordable they have attracted malicious users as well as those who use computers for altruistic purposes. These malicious users–

January 12, 2012 Hacking

Fail-Open Authentication in IT Security

Authentication: Fail-Open What do you mean by Fail-Open authentication? Fail-open authentication is the situation when the user authentication fails but results in providing open access

January 10, 2012 Featured, Hacking

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Web applications today suffer from a variety of vulnerabilities. Cross Site Scripting (XSS) is one of the most prevalent web application security flaws, yet possibly

The Art of Writing Penetration Test Reports

You close the lid of your laptop; it’s been a productive couple of days. There are a few things that could be tightened up, but

VoIP Penetration Testing & VoIP Hacking

VoIP or voice over IP (Internet protocol) is a transmission mode designed for use in voice and multimedia communications. As IP (Internet protocol)-based networks like

January 09, 2012 Hacking
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iPhone Forensics

iPhone forensics can be performed on the backups made by iTunes (escrow key attack) or directly on the live device. This article explains the technical

January 06, 2012 Forensics
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How Hackers Target and Hack Your Site

The answer to this question may be difficult to determine, simply because there are so many ways to hack a site. Our aim in this

January 05, 2012 Hacking
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