APIs are the lifeblood of modern digital services, powering everything from mobile apps to single-page web applications to B2B integrations. As a full-stack developer, you know that APIs are key to unlocking rich functionality and seamless interoperability. But you also need to be acutely aware that APIs have become the number one attack vector for…
As a full-stack developer, I‘m acutely aware of how critical online security is—not just for me personally, but for the users of the applications I build. In today‘s digital landscape, data breaches, account takeovers, and online fraud are all too common. Consider these sobering statistics: There were over 1,500 data breaches in 2019 alone, exposing…
If you‘re an aspiring penetration tester or ethical hacker, one of the most important tools you need to master is Metasploit. It‘s an extremely powerful and flexible framework that will allow you to streamline your vulnerability scanning and exploitation as you‘re auditing networks and systems. In this in-depth guide, I‘ll walk you through everything you…
As a full-stack developer and professional coder, you know that the world of software development is fraught with dangers. From malicious hackers to intellectual property thieves, the threats to your code are numerous and ever-evolving. In this hostile landscape, code obfuscation has emerged as a crucial tool for protecting your hard work and ensuring the…
If you‘re looking to put your penetration testing skills to practice in a safe and legal way, Hack The Box is one of the best platforms out there. It offers a massive playground of virtual machines that simulate real-world networks and systems for you to break into. From easy boxes meant for beginners to insanely…
Hack The Box (HTB) provides an excellent platform for aspiring penetration testers and cybersecurity enthusiasts to legally test and expand their ethical hacking skills. The online labs offer a wide variety of challenges that simulate real-world scenarios and vulnerabilities across different operating systems and difficulty levels. In this walkthrough, we‘ll dive deep into exploiting Sense,…
Greetings fellow hackers! Today we‘ll be taking on the Optimum machine from Hack The Box. For those unfamiliar, Hack The Box is an online platform that lets you test and advance your penetration testing skills on virtual machines in a safe, legal environment. They‘ve got dozens of realistic boxes with real-world configurations for you to…
Hack The Box provides an excellent platform for aspiring penetration testers and cybersecurity enthusiasts to legally sharpen their hacking skills. The retired box "Nibbles" is an easy-level machine that focuses on exploiting a web application using a well-known vulnerability. While it may not be the most challenging, it teaches important lessons about basic enumeration, exploiting…
If you‘re looking to test your penetration skills against a notorious real-world threat, fire up your Kali Linux box and dive into the Hack The Box machine named Mirai. This retired box is based on the infamous Mirai malware that launched some of the largest DDoS attacks in history by exploiting insecure IoT devices. As…
Hack The Box (HTB) provides an excellent platform for aspiring penetration testers and ethical hackers to practice and hone their skills in a safe, legal environment. The online lab contains a wide variety of vulnerable machines that simulate real-world scenarios. One of the first boxes available on HTB is Legacy, an easy-rated Windows machine that…
Hack The Box (HTB) is an online platform that allows cybersecurity enthusiasts, students, and professionals to legally practice their hacking skills in a controlled environment. It offers a wide range of vulnerable machines and challenges that simulate real-world scenarios. Users can attack these systems to find and exploit vulnerabilities, and in the process develop their…
Hack The Box (HTB) is an online platform allowing you to test and advance your penetration testing and cybersecurity skills. It contains a wide variety of challenges simulating real-world scenarios and vulnerabilities. Granny is one of the retired HTB machines rated as easy difficulty. In this write-up, we‘ll walk through the process of compromising Granny…