Hack the Box (HTB) machines walkthrough series — Teacher
Hack the Box (HTB) is an excellent platform that hosts machines belonging to multiple operating systems. Individuals have to solve the puzzle (simple enumeration...
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Worst passwords of the decade: A historical analysis
Cybersecurity breaches are on the rise, so it’s perplexing that so many people continue to use the same basic passwords. Perhaps it’s the exhaustion of...
Building container images using Dockerfile best practices
Docker images are built by writing all the build instructions in a configuration file named Dockerfile. Once an image is built using this Dockerfile, containers...
Securing containers using Docker isolation
In the previous article, we discussed an overview of common container security misconfigurations such as mounting docker.sock, use of root users accounts and...
Security+: Given a Scenario, Troubleshoot Common Security Issues [updated 2021]
The Security+ Sy0-601 exam seeks, among many other topics, to determine your understanding of basic security-related troubleshooting and fault-finding. The...
Top 9 Phishing Simulators [Updated 2021]
The title of this article was supposed to be “Top 10 Free Phishing Simulators”. However, after much searching, trying, visiting of broken links, filling...
ID for Facebook, Twitter and other sites? Not so fast, says security expert
70% of users would be prepared to enter a piece of formal identification to use social media, according to a recent study. But what are the security risks?...
Security+: Current Status [updated 2021]
In today’s information-centric world, security is a hot topic that is becoming increasingly more important. It seems that news reports featuring major security...
Introduction to container security
Containers are becoming the new normal to deploy software applications and many organizations are embracing container technologies at a great speed. This article...
Commercial off-the-shelf IoT system solutions: A risk assessment
The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly. IoT devices provide convenience and can be a more efficient and cost-effective solution to a variety of different...