In this post, I will show you 7 ways you can use right now for privilege escalation to get Root on any Linux target! And you can replicate the exact steps in publicly accessible hands-on labs. This is also for defenders who want to learn how to prevent these attacks. Penetration testers typically have limited …
In this article, you will build your personal Active Directory lab, for free, to practice Active Directory hacking. If you are a cyber security student or a pentester, you should definitely learn how Active Directory works and how to hack it. In fact, it is used by almost all the customers you will be serving …
Hello Ethical Hackers! Today I share with you the best hacking books I enjoyed reading since the beginning of my career in Information Security! I will constantly update the list as I read more, but you already have enough hacking books to get you started in the information security industry. It also contains some advanced …
Sometimes during security engagements, ethical hackers need to crack passwords. However, not all of them have the skills and the resources required to achieve it. Therefore, they might miss interesting attack surface that could make the difference between success and failure in the engagement. In this article, we will explore many key concepts that revolve …
With the increase of Cloud Computing adoption, many penetration testing labs are emerging every day. From small challenges to enterprise-scale infrastructure, I am sure you will find the right penetration testing lab that suits your level of skills and your career path. Today, I will review the Offshore lab from HacktheBox based on my experience. …
JavaScript Enumeration is a critical skill to have if you want to level up your penetration testing or bug bounty hunting game. Yet, not everyone does it, partly because it is a boring exercise or it consumes most of your time, not to mention how intimidated you might feel reading someone else’s code. Today, we …
I’ve been asked a lot about Jira vulnerabilities. In this article, I compiled the publicly available Jira exploits I could find to help you when you are doing bug bounty hunting or penetration testing. However, I should mention that you need to have some basic understanding of how web applications work and how to exploit …
Hello ethical hackers! Today I share with you an account takeover I achieved during a recent penetration testing of a web application. For those who don’t know know what an account takeover is, there is a dedicated section for that. From there, I will explain how I enumerated all the endpoints. Then, I will walk …
Hello ethical hackers! In this episode, you will learn everything related to OSCP certification. What is OSCP? Why is it a strong certification? What sets it apart? What are the requirements? How to properly prepare for the exam? What to do the day of the exam? And what’s next once you earn your OSCP certification? …