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Community Spotlight

Nov 24, 2020

6 min read

Student Spotlight: Perseverance with Rana Khalil

OSCP holder Rana Khalil shares her journey to becoming a cybersecurity analyst and her thoughts on what it takes to succeed.

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Research & Tutorials

Microsoft Teams for macOS Local Privilege Escalation

Security researchers at Offensive Security discovered a vulnerability in the XPC service of Microsoft Teams. Here’s how it works and how to secure it.

Nov 17, 2020

13 min read

Penetration Testing

New Pentesting Course: PEN-300

Learn about OffSec’s new Evasion Techniques and Breaching Defenses course (PEN-300) and OSEP certification. This course is one of the replacements for CTP.

Oct 27, 2020

3 min read
A Path to Success in the PWK Labs

Penetration Testing

A Path to Success in the PWK Labs

As part of our ongoing efforts to support student success, we’re introducing a new learning path for the PWK labs. Find out more – along with pass rate data.

Oct 15, 2020

4 min read
TJNULL’S GUIDE TO BUILDING A HOME LAB

Research & Tutorials

How to Build a Cybersecurity Homelab

Build your own home lab with this extensive guide from TJnull. He covers the why and how, offers points of consideration, and shares his top resources.

Sep 23, 2020

19 min read
WEKAN AUTHENTICATION BYPASS – EXPLOITING COMMON PITFALLS OF METEORJS

Web App Security

Wekan Authentication Bypass – Exploiting Common Pitfalls of MeteorJS

In this post, Dejan walks us through an authentication bypass vulnerability discovered in Wekan and reported by Offensive Security.

Sep 8, 2020

14 min read
CTP Sunset FAQ

OffSec News

CTP Sunset FAQ

On August 13, 2020, Offensive Security announced that our Cracking the Perimeter course would be retired. Get your questions answered in this update.

Aug 26, 2020

6 min read
Offsec Academy - 13 Weeks Of Intense Pwk Training

OffSec News

Offensive Security Academy: 13 Weeks of Intense PWK Training

OffSec launched the new Academy offering to address the impacts of COVID-19 on our PWK live training schedule. Here, we look back on the first cohort.

Aug 25, 2020

7 min read
Retiring CTP and Introducing New Courses

OffSec News

New Developments: Retiring CTP and Introducing New Courses

On October 15, 2020, Offensive Security will retire its Cracking the Perimeter course. Find out more about this change, including what comes next.

Aug 13, 2020

6 min read
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Kali Linux

Creating Kali i3-gaps

i3 is a tiling window manager for Linux and BSD systems. In this blog post, Arszilla gives a walk through on how he created his custom Kali i3-gaps ISO.

Aug 11, 2020

14 min read
Starting a Career in Information Security

Insights

Starting a Career in Information Security

Considering a career in infosec? Mihai’s experience pursuing the OSCP and OSWE certs can help you determine your next steps. Get inspired with this case study.

Aug 4, 2020

3 min read
Vulnhub - Offensive Security

OffSec News

VulnHub Joins the OffSec Family

Offensive Security is pleased to announce the acquisition of VulnHub, the platform offering free offline virtual machines for information security training.

Jul 29, 2020

2 min read
Advanced Web Attacks and Exploitation Updated! FAQs

Web App Security

AWAE Frequently Asked Questions

The Advanced Web Attacks and Exploitation (AWAE) course has been updated for 2020. Get your questions about AWAE and OSWE answered.

Jul 20, 2020

8 min read

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