I’ve just released a blog post over at SANS pen-testing blog. Check out my latest article there: http://pen-testing.sans.org/blog/pen-testing/2014/12/04/cross-site-scripting-through-file-metedata It contains details on using metadata as an attack vector, and using these techniques to metadata bomb documents to find zero-days. I hope you enjoy it.
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Oct 18 2014
Patch for BadUSB
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Jul 16 2014
SQL Join types explained with 1 picture
Venn diagrams are often over-used, however in this scenario it is a truly perfect fit for explaining SQL Joins. If you ever wonder how a join works or which join you should use, take a look at this picture: [important]Credits to CL Moffatt for creating this picture: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/33052/Visual-Representation-of-SQL-Joins[/important]
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Mar 22 2014
Password managers, why isn’t everyone using them already?
I am very surprised that people, still today, do not have sufficient knowledge of the existence of password managers. They make IT life so much easier for us! Think about what us security people are preaching: “You need to have a unique password for every single account”. That’s pretty rough demand, especially if the password …
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Feb 13 2014
Video demonstration: Local File Inclusion going for Code Execution (Shell)
I’ve just done a video demonstration for SANS Spectacular Pentest Video Contest. I hope you enjoy it!
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Dec 29 2013
Security Management for 2014
Security seems to be, for many, the idea of keeping everything clinical clean, not getting hacked and preventing introducing new risk to the equations. Well guess what, there’s no such thing as clinical clean in security, and I hate to break it to you, but IT security is about minimizing loss and reducing risk. It …
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Dec 16 2013
Repeating success; Hacking Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling January 2014 in Bergen (Norwegian)
Kurset som avholdes er det meget kjente “SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling” utviklet av den velkjente sikkerhetsguruen Ed Skoudis. Kurset gir studenten god ryggdekning til å bli sertifisert ved å bestå GCIH eksamen(GCIH – GIAC Certified Incident Handler). Det er et meget bra kurs som mange kan ha nytte av, spesielt dem som …
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May 28 2013
Setting up backup for a headless LAMP stack using Dropbox
I currently run a LAMP stack, and I was in the need of a simple automatic backup process for my websites. This article will show you how you can easily implement backup for the services implemented through Dropbox, crontab and with a retention period to avoid running out of storage space.
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May 04 2013
My reflections as a CISO
Stepping into the management role can be a daunting task. In this article I will do my best in explaining how my experience has been, going forward as a Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”).
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Mar 04 2013
3 pin lock picking
These types of locks, with 3 pins, are good for newbies to learn lock picking.
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