Penetration testing

Recently, while performing a network-level penetration testing activity for one of the clients, I came across a vulnerability which was used to compromise almost...

The Metasploit Framework is the most commonly-used framework for hackers worldwide. It allows hackers to set up listeners that create a conducive environment...

Network Mapper (Nmap) is a network scanning and host detection tool that is very useful during several steps of penetration testing. Nmap is not limited to...

Enumeration is defined as a process which establishes an active connection to the target hosts to discover potential attack vectors in the system, and the same...

In this article, we will look at the top five open-source intelligence tools.  Before we jump directly into the tools, it is essential to understand what...

A penetration test or “pentest” is a human-driven assessment of an organization’s security. One or more pentesters will be engaged by an organization...

While penetration testing and Red Teaming are crucial to check a system’s security and to validate potential entry-points in the infrastructure, sometimes...

Fuzzing is a black-box software testing technique and consists of finding implementation flaws and bugs by using malformed/semi-malformed payloads via automation....

The SQLMap tool can be found in every penetration tester's toolbox. It is one of the most popular and powerful tools when it comes to exploiting SQL injection...

The Sophos XG Firewall recently had a publicly-reported zero-day vulnerability. The vulnerability in question was an SQL injection vulnerability that, if exploited,...