Passwords are the first line of defense that fights against unauthorized access to your computer and your personal data. No other users can read, delete or change your data without knowing your password. But why is password security required? As…
A vulnerability in Linux, nicknamed “Dirty Pipe”, which allows an unprivileged user to overwrite data in read-only files. This can lead to privilege escalation which result inject code into the root processor. This Vulnerability was found by Max Kellerman of…
In computer networking , a proxy server is a server application that acts as an intermediary between a client requesting a resource and the server providing that resource. What is a Proxy Server and How Does it Work? The actual nuts and bolts of how the internet…
Hashing is simply passing some data through a formula that produces a result , called a hash. What is hashing? Hashing is the process of transforming any given key or string of characters into another value. Most popular use for hashing…
A pandemic-focused year made the events of 2020 unprecedented in numerous ways, and the cyber attacks were no different. As the world transitioned to virtual everything — work, school, meetings and family gatherings — attackers took notice. Attackers embraced new…
Hashcat is a password recovery tool. It had a proprietary code base until 2015, but was then released as open source software. Versions are available for Linux, OS X, and Windows. What is Hashcat Hashcat is the quickest password recovery…
Pegasus was discovered in August 2016 after a failed installation attempt on the iPhone of a human rights activist led to an investigation revealing details about the spyware, its abilities, and the security vulnerabilities it exploited. News of the spyware caused significant…
