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How I transitioned into security, and what I would do differently (2022 edition)
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I was visiting my parents over the winter holiday back in 2018. The cold air nipped at my bare arms and the North East Coast breeze was a stark reminder of how much colder it gets versus the warmth of the West Coast; I was running outside to catch a phone call. My fingers…
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Docker Cache Poisoning – Part 1
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Introduction Docker is amazing – period. Having used Docker in personal and professional settings has been incredibly useful. The big idea here is that if an application can be “containerized” using Docker, it can run anywhere the Docker engine is installed. Most importantly, and interestingly, Docker containers can be configured to run just about…
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Homoglyphs and Bypassing Web Application Controls
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As with most articles I write, this post comes from a particular engagement where I was tasked with re-testing fixes engineers put in place for a XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) vulnerability. While the details of the exploit will not be discussed here, the bypass technique using homoglyphs are fair game. What’s a ‘Homoglyph’? According to…
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Unique – Retired HackTheBox Hardware Challenge
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I’ve been staring at the Hardware section of HackTheBox for a long time now. Having had a past career in the automotive world myself, I finally decided to give Unique a go. The goal here is to find the VIN of the car that is repeated over and over again. Here’s what you’ll learn:…
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Visualizing Network Scans and Identifying Relationships with Neo4j
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Networks can be gigantic, period. Scanning from different network vantage points can also be challenging. The more and more I started getting into the weeds of a networking using Masscan and Nmap, the harder it was for me to make visual sense of its topology. Sure, I could use spreadsheets like everyone else but…
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How to set up (and secure) a Samba media server for Chromecast usage (in 20 minutes or less!)
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Over the last few months, my primary focus has been hacking. As an attacker, seeing file-sharing systems like Samba, FTP, and NFS get me excited to find loot! However, in my downtime, I love to partake in movie watching from my ever-growing DVD collection. The problem is that I love using my Chromecast. The…
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Leveraging Postman Collections for Offensive Webapp Testing
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I was recently in an engagement with a web application that was interconnected with about half a dozen services while offering up a few dozen API routes that had to be tested within three days. As I stared at the flow chart provided and tried to gather an understanding of what I needed to…