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How and why we built the Kubernetes Vulnerability Scanner
We began developing the Kubernetes Scanner with a focus on black and gray box remote scanning scenarios, as these are the most common among bug bounty hunters, pentesters, and red-teamers. We believe our Kubernetes Vulnerability Scanner is a state of the art improvement for its category of tools, but we don’t plan to stop here. We have a range of improvements in mind, from new detections and exploits to better integrations with other tools that will make this scanner an even more important asset for our customers.
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Breaking down the 5 most common SQL injection attacks
In this ongoing battle, organizations and offensive security pros grapple with many questions: Why do these attacks persist? What are the most prevalent types of SQL injection attacks? And, most importantly, how do we prevent them effectively? You’ll get answers to these burning questions (and more!) in this practical guide.
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- Hacking tutorials
How to do a full website vulnerability assessment with Pentest-Tools.com
As a pentester, I have a good day when my workflow is smooth and uninterrupted. Pushing routine tasks to the background (sweet automation!) helps me stay focused. It frees up my mind to work on interesting findings and attack sequences that not everyone can see. Plus, it feels good to be productive and get stuff done!
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70+ hacking books to level up your skills and thinking
What you feed your mind gets reflected in your choices. We curated a list of books that can get focus your energy on your next big challenge, get you out of a rut, or give you the space you need to tinker with your next project.
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What is CVE-2024-6387? Understand RegreSSHion, the OpenSSH vulnerability
CVE-2024-6387, aka regreSSHion, is a new critical vulnerability affecting OpenSSH which remote, unauthenticated attackers can use to execute remote code. But there's more to this CVE than meets the eye
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12 essential ethical hacking newsletters to read
To help you find the signal in the noise, I’ve curated the top 12 ethical hacking newsletters to fuel your personal and career growth. Dig into what makes them special and the top 3 resources we cherry-picked from each.
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How these vulnerabilities pushed offensive security forward
Not all vulnerabilities are alike. Some are true game-changers, uncovering new possibilities, and more layers of complexity to explore. Let’s look at what five of the most notorious vulnerabilities from the past decade taught us - and how they shaped the infosec community.
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Benchmarking our Website Vulnerability Scanner and 5 others
In February 2024, we set out to compare our Website Vulnerability Scanner against some of the established names in Dynamic Web Application Security Testing, both commercial and open-source: Burp Scanner, Acunetix, Qualys, Rapid7 InsightAppSec, and ZAP.
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Benchmarking our Network Vulnerability Scanner and 6 others
In January 2024, we decided to evaluate the most used network vulnerability scanners - Nessus Professional, Qualys, Rapid7 Nexpose, Nuclei, OpenVAS, and Nmap vulnerability scripts - including our own, which industry peers can validate independently. Here’s why we did it, what results we got, and how you can verify them (there’s a white paper you can download with access to all the results behind this benchmark).
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