Nebula level 02 is even cooler than the previous two. Every level brings something new and allows you to challenge yourself. Check it out!
Nebula level01 – exploit exercises walkthrough
If you liked level 00 and you want to complete the series, open the article to read the walkthrough of Nebula level 01. Check it out!
Nebula level00 – exploit exercises walkthrough
Nebula is the first VM of exploit-exercises.com. I highly recommend it for those who want to practice vulnerability assessment, privilege escalation and exploit development in Linux systems. Open to read more about it and challenge yourself. There are 20 levels in total. I’ll try to guide you through them starting from level 00.
WAS – Automatic USB drive malware scanning tool for the security-minded person
How many times have you plugged in a USB drive and double clicked on a file without scanning for malware? I guess, MANY.
Wait A Sec!
Even if you are a security guy, you’ll often be in a hurry or absent minded and you trust your USB drive (and so does your computer). What can possibly go wrong?
Penetration testing course: 0x02.4.1 What is the best programming language for hacking?
There isn’t a go-to programming language that is considered the best to use, so I’m not going to simply tell you one name, there’s no such secret recipe for developing security tools. It is much wiser instead to make a comparison between the most used programming languages and be ready to some flexibility. Technologies change and so we need to adapt; besides as you learn new things, you have a wider choice than you had before. Don’t be static, allow some dynamism, be willing to learn and improve your skills each and every time you get a chance to do it.
Penetration testing course: 0x02.4 Is programming important for hacking?
Long story short: yes, programming is important for being a good hacker or security professional. I’m sure you already wondered about the importance of programming if you are a beginner and if you are a professional you’ll often shrug your shoulders when you see this question a lot or hear the answers. It’s a question that has been asked a …
New book: Beginner’s Guide to Information Security: Kickstart your security career with insight from InfoSec experts
I’m glad to announce that I am the co-author of the ebook “Beginner’s Guide to Information Security: Kickstart your security career with insight from InfoSec experts” published by Peerlyst, Inc and it is NOW available for order on Amazon! I want to personally thank Maria Behan for being an awesome editor and Limor Elbaz, Founder and Peerlyst’s CEO for coordinating …
OWASP AppSec Europe 2016 : a roundup
This year’s AppSec Europe was hosted in Rome, Italy and I decided to participate as a volunteer in order to help the OWASP organization and meet up with my friends of the Italian OWASP chapter. It was my first time at AppSec Europe and it was truly amazing. The event started with some hands on trainings running on 27th-28th-29th June …
Infosecurity Europe 2016 is approaching : what to see
WHAT Although Infosecurity Europe isn’t one of the events with the best technical talks, it is Europe’s largest information security event comprising vendors exhibitions and experts’ presentations. WHERE Infosecurity Europe will be held at Olympia London,Hammersmith Rd, London ,W14 8UX. If you are using public transports the nearest tube station is Kensington Olympia and if you prefer taking a bus the …
Penetration testing course: 0x02.3.2 Network software – OSI and TCP/IP reference models
The first computer networks were designed with the hardware as the main concern and the software as an afterthought. This strategy no longer works. Network software is now highly structured. In the following sections we examine the software structuring technique in some detail. Protocol Hierarchies To reduce their design complexity, most networks are organized as a stack of layers or …