Sudhanshu Chauhan

Sudhanshu Chauhan is a researcher at InfoSec Institute. He is a B.Tech (CSE) graduate from Amity University. His areas of interest include (but are not limited to) Web Application Security and Bypasssing Security Measures(IDS/IPS, AV etc.).
Sudhanshu Chauhan

Articles from Sudhanshu Chauhan

Hacking

Wireshark

December 14, 2012

A network sniffer or protocol analyzer is a software application or hardware device which is capable of intercepting traffic and logging it for further analy

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Hacking

Netcat: TCP/IP Swiss Army Knife

December 12, 2012

Most of the tools in any hacker or pentester's arsenal are task-specific; they specialize in one function only but Netcat, also known as the 'TCP/IP Swiss Ar

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Hacking

Windows Vulnerability Assessment

September 14, 2012

Nowadays every enterprise, be it small or large, depends on information technology (IT) for some or most of its operations, and with IT; comes information se

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Network security

Intrusion Prevention System: First Line of Defense

July 2, 2012

In the past few years, advancements in technology have grown hand in hand with a substantial increase in hacking and cyber espionage. The whole world is deep

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Hacking

Metadata: The Hidden Treasure

June 12, 2012

In today's Information age, Data is very crucial for every organization. From Information security point of view also data is what everybody is behind, be it

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Application security

Passive Fingerprinting

April 19, 2012

During penetration testing, the main objective of the auditor is to exploit and gain access. For that to happen, it is required to have some information abou

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Hacking

Virtualization Security: Hacking VMware with VASTO

February 16, 2012

With the advancement of the technology in the field of computers, requirement for hybrid setups has also escalated. Nowadays every company is using a heterog

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Network security

Wi-Fi Security: The Rise and Fall of WPS

January 24, 2012

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 installed in o

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Application security

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

January 11, 2012

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

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