First we must take a look at the following piece of code that will be presented in the code segment 5: 004017FC |. B8 40000000
1. Introduction There are numerous tools available when checking the security of the WordPress Content Management System (CMS). In the rest of the article we’ll
If we take our predicate that we’ve seen in the end of part 2 into account and input at least 64 bytes (0x40) into the
Nmap is the most powerful scanner that is used to perform so many functions including port scanning, service detection, and even vulnerability detection. Nmap from
A few weeks ago, I happened to read an article from pir8geek.com (a blog about Linux goodies and tips) about a new tool which is
Marius Corici is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hack a Server. He is a serial entrepreneur and has been involved with various industries. In 2003
The First Message Box Let’s start our unpacked program with OllyDbg, run it, input eight A’s into the Name and Key 1 field and press
1. Presenting the Problem The CrackMe challenge was first observed on the ESET CrackMe web page, which looked like the the picture below: On the
In the February 2012 edition of Computer, a sidebar to an article on “Web Application Vulnerabilities” asks the question: “Why don’t developers use secure coding
Information Technology is the engine room of the modern business, according to recruitment consultancy ITHR (IT Human Resources) in London, England. If that statement holds
Introduction How often have we found ourselves in need of a vulnerable application, which we could use for various purposes? We could use such applications
Access controls help us restrict whom and what accesses our information resources, and they possess four general functions: identity verification, authentication, authorization, and accountability. These
Cryptography is the science that deals with the problems of concealing information by encrypting it, and contains the set of methods for achieving such secrecy.
It’s a well-known saying that gathering maximum information about the enemy is half the work done in defeating him. The same holds true when you
Introduction In the last two parts, available here and here, we looked at the dropper and one of its components (a small EXE file) in
In connection with the upcoming USA presidential elections in 2012, I would like to discuss holding the election via the Internet and the risks associated
Nessus is an automatic vulnerability scanner that can detect most known vulnerabilities, such as misconfiguration, default passwords, unpatched services, etc. From the following picture, we
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1. Introduction to Tor Bridging Running a Tor bridge is essentially the same as running a Tor relay, as far as configuration is concerned. We
1. Introduction We’ve seen that Tor network is constituted from Tor nodes, through which we tunnel our traffic to reach anonymity. So far we didn’t
