As companies accept new digital technologies, the possibility of being targeted by cyber-attacks increases. Increasing network complication through digital innovation often makes unique network differences that cyber attackers can take advantage of. If…
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From previous article, we came across to different actions performed by HTTP methods where we had described the role of PUT method which allow client to upload a file on server with different…
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Designing the database is a key step, largely because changes to the database at a later date have far larger implications and potential complications than changing any other aspect of the site. Adding functionality through…
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The information security environment has changed vastly over the years. Now, in spite of having security policies, compliance, and infrastructure security elements such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, proxies, and honey pots deployed inside every organization, we hear…
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The “HOST” header is part of the http protocol, vulnerable applications are vulnerable because they insert the value of this header into the application code without proper validation, this means not only applications…
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Burp Suite is an intercepting HTTP Proxy, and it is the defacto tool for performing web application security testing. Burp is highly functional and provides an intuitive and user-friendly interface. Its proxy function…
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Approx a year back, Mozilla added a new feature “Captive Portal” support to Firefox browser in an attempt to enhance usability when connecting to free Wi-Fi portals. Captive Portal feature covers the detection…
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Hack The Box is an online platform allowing you to test your penetration testing skills and exchange ideas and methodologies with other members of similar interests. It contains several challenges that are constantly…
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The Metasploitable machines are those vulnerable machines, designed by Rapid7 Company for training offensive security skills and testing exploits. To install Metasploitable3 on windows is not easy as Metasploitable2 installation, here you need…
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In this article, we’ll be exploiting the HTTP PUT method vulnerability on one of the Metasploitable2 webserver through which you can easily upload any malicious file onto the server and can gain the…
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A penetration test is very different and much more intrusive than a simple vulnerability analysis. It consists mainly of furthering the vulnerability analysis by exploiting the vulnerabilities discovered during the latter. Unmistakably, the…
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For those who are interested in learning how to do Penetration Testing, there are many tools and operating systems are available, but very few targets to practice against safely – not to mention…
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A Penetration test is the process of actively evaluating company’s information security measures. Security measures are actively analyzed for design weakness, technical flaws and vulnerabilities. The results are delivered comprehensively in a report,…
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As seen from the previous articles, SQL injection has the ability to attack a web server database, compromise critical information, and expose the server and the database to a variety of malicious exploits;…
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The most prominent components of web applications that intruders will first seek to exploit are vulnerabilities within the web platform. The web platform commonly includes: Web server software (such as IIS or Apache)….
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The below questions and answers are designed to both measure your understanding of the concepts of XSS -Cross Site Scripting Attacks and Prevention. Q1: What is the difference between HTML Injection and XSS?…
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Port Scan is Often done by hackers and penetration testers to identifying and discovering internal services of target host. Port Scanning is an important action for gathering more information of the target host….
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Kali Linux offers a number of customized tools designed for Penetration Testing. Tools are categorized in the following groups as seen in the drop-down menu shown in the following screenshot: Information Gathering: These…
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Those of us who have conducted or participated in a penetration test will understand that tools are not the only thing necessary to successfully complete a PenTest. Methodologies are essential for ensuring that…
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Web Application Proxies like Burp Proxy, WebScarab or Tamper Data Addon allow a security tester to intercept the requests/responses between the client HTTP application and the web server. Proxies are the fundamental for…
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Security is a state in which we ensure a proper gap between the threats and assets of an organization. We try to either move assets far away from threats or we try to…
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Penetration testing (also called pen testing) is the practice of testing a computer system, network or Web application to find vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit. Here we’re listing out the quick cheatsheet…
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