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Aug 22, 2024
9 min read
Post-quantum Cryptography in 2024
Explore post-quantum cryptography’s rise in 2024 and how new standards prepare us for future quantum attacks, ensuring secure data.
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How to Become a Cybersecurity Engineer
Learn how to become a cybersecurity engineer, including the educational paths to follow, the crucial skills and certifications needed, and more.
Aug 8, 2024
11 min read
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RegreSSHion exploit, CVE-2024-6387: A Write-Up
In this blog post, we will be explaining the new RegreSSHion exploit, CVE-2024-6387 and how it works.
Jul 8, 2024
9 min read
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AMSI Write Raid Bypass Vulnerability
In this blog post, we’ll introduce a new bypass technique designed to bypass AMSI without the VirtualProtect API and without changing memory protection.
May 3, 2024
14 min read
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Behind Enemy Lines: Understanding the Threat of the XZ Backdoor
The following is an excerpt from our new module on the recent XZ Utils backdoor, CVE-2024-3094. On Mar 29, 2024, at 12:00PM ET, Andres Freund posted on the Openwall mailing list about a backdoor he discovered in the XZ Utils package. The backdoor targeted the OpenSSH binary, allowing remote code execution on impacted machines.
Apr 9, 2024
5 min read
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AI in Cybersecurity
Mixed sentiment surrounds the application of AI in cybersecurity. Join us for an examination of where AI fits into our cybersecurity toolkits.
Feb 26, 2024
9 min read
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Ransomware Revealed: From Attack Mechanics to Defense Strategies
Explore the evolution of ransomware attacks, their impact, types, and learn robust defense strategies against this escalating cyber threat.
Dec 15, 2023
8 min read
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Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking
Learn how social engineering exploits human vulnerabilities through manipulation and deception. This guide covers different tactics cybercriminals use and key strategies to protect your organization.
Dec 8, 2023
7 min read
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Advanced Persistent Threats: OffSec’s Comprehensive Guide
Explore key strategies to safeguard against Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), focusing on prevention, response, and recovery in cybersecurity.
Nov 28, 2023
7 min read
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In the Hunt for the macOS AutoLogin Setup Process
OffSec’s Csaba Fitzl shares how he reverse-engineered the macOS auto-login process, including the walls he hit, and the times he resorted to trial-and-error approaches.
Sep 23, 2022
14 min read
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Introduction to Car Hacking: The CAN Bus
The CAN bus (Controller Area Network bus) is a central network that a vehicle communicates with its components. We can think of this in regard to the fact that the vehicle has many functions that operate via electrical signals. The car has door locks, a speedometer, a gas gauge, controls for the brakes, controls for the gas pedal, and many, MANY more.
Aug 1, 2022
21 min read
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Start Studying Security with SQLi
We previously explored how Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) makes for an excellent topic to understand the reach and impact of hacking. In this post, we’ll improve on conceptual understanding and try to help non-technical folks understand one of the core issues of information security: the fundamental ambiguity of code and data.
Jul 12, 2022
8 min read
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Weaponizing and Abusing Hidden Functionalities Contained in Office Document Properties
TJ shows us how adversaries use macro weaponization techniques to abuse hidden functionalities contained in Office document properties.
Jun 30, 2022
9 min read