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Dangling DNS: Low Hanging Fruit with Severe Consequences
In this blog we discuss dangling DNS and how if left unresolved, an attacker can mar the reputation of a victim company. First let's start by defining Domain Name System (DNS). A Domain Name System ...
Exploiting Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Bringing your own device (BYOD) is a common practice within many organizations and due to COVID-19, the adoption of BYOD has expanded. The belief that software or applications can protect data from bad actors or ...
Command and Control Through AWS S3 Buckets
Many organizations leverage AWS as their cloud computing platform. Allowing access to and from their AWS resources is critical for workloads to operate uninterrupted. This means that an AWS VPC is often seen as a ...
Introduction to Hardware Hacking: Part 2
In the last blog, we discussed the components that are used in hardware hacking, the discovery phase and how to pull information off a device leveraging a UART port and the Das U-Boot boot loader. ...
Introduction to Hardware Hacking: Part 1
There are many devices out there that store information in different ways and unfortunately, not all of them take security into account. With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), device manufacturers are publishing ...
Shifting Security Left: A Practical Guide
Application security practitioners often preach about the importance of shifting security left in the software development life-cycle (SDLC). The reason this catch-phrase so-easily resonates with leadership is simple: if it’s possible to identify and remediate ...
Is your penetration testing vendor just trying to sell you products and services?
Not too long ago, while working at another company, I was subjected to a presentation by a paid speaker at our annual sales kickoff meeting. Since I was heavily focused on security consulting solutions for ...
Securing SuiteCRM on Apache
SuiteCRM is a popular open-source Client Relations Manager (CRM). I took some time to review the code and basic implementation of the application within a vanilla Ubuntu Debian build. I found good security practices within ...
PHP Type Juggling
Type juggling is an expected functionality of PHP when leveraging loose comparisons. However, it can be used to subvert intended operations. In this blog, we will discuss why type juggling occurs, what are the potential ...