Hacking tutorials - hands-on tutorials & technical write-ups

Read the article titled conduct-a-full-network-vulnerability-assessment.webp

How to conduct a full network vulnerability assessment

The best ethical hackers build and maintain an outstanding workflow and process because it pays off – big time! When you’re always overwhelmed with work, it’s difficult to make time for tweaks and improvements, even if we both know they have compound returns in the long run.

Daniel Bechenea

Published at: 24 Aug 2022

19 min read

Read the article titled how-to-detect-cve-2021-22986.webp

How to detect CVE-2021-22986 RCE with Pentest-Tools.com

As a pentester, when you see a major critical vulnerability persist for months in unpatched systems (like Log4Shell), you have a responsibility to help others understand its severity and how they can fix it. This is exactly why this article exists.

Cristian Cornea

Published at: 21 Sep 2021

7 min read

Read the article titled sensitive-data-exposure-vuln.webp

How to detect Sensitive Data Exposure with Pentest-Tools.com

The best security specialists have a very strong grasp of fundamental vulnerabilities, the kind that pops up in every engagement.

Cristian Cornea

Published at: 14 Apr 2021

7 min read

Read the article titled detect-broken-authentication-with-pentest-tools.com_-1.webp

How to detect broken authentication with Pentest-Tools.com

OWASP Top 10 is an industry staple for a reason: because it’s incredibly well documented and provides a reliable framework for security specialists striving to prioritize vulns.

Cristian Cornea

Published at: 07 Apr 2021

9 min read

Read the article titled full-website-vulnerability-assessment.webp

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!

Daniel Bechenea

Published at: 31 Mar 2021

12 min read

Read the article titled detect-injection-flaws-with-pentest-tools.com_.webp

How to detect injection flaws with Pentest-Tools.com

Whether you’re a penetration tester, bug bounty hunter, or security pro, you’re probably familiar with all the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities affecting web applications.

Cristian Cornea

Published at: 19 Mar 2021

11 min read

Read the article titled scan-web-applications-that-require-authentication-pentest-tools.com_.webp

How to perform authenticated website scans with Pentest-Tools.com

This article shows how to scan a web application that requires authentication using the Website Vulnerability Scanner tool.

Cristin Sirbu

Published at: 04 Nov 2020

7 min read

Read the article titled simple-fast-phishing-tests-http-request-logger.webp

How to simulate phishing attacks with the HTTP Request Logger

As a penetration tester or a Red Team security consultant, you probably deal with lots of challenges when you want to simulate phishing attacks using social engineering techniques. Because our team’s goal is to make your job easier by providing the right tools, we’ve put together a hands-on guide you can use straight away!

Razvan Ionescu

Published at: 20 Feb 2020

6 min read

Read the article titled internal-network-scanning-feature-pentest-tools.com-.webp

How to Perform Internal Network Scanning with Pentest-Tools.com

In this article, we show you how to scan hosts from your internal network using our security tools from Pentest-Tools.com. This is a new capability that we have recently added to our platform and it uses VPN tunnels to reach the internal networks.

Cosmin Tudor

Published at: 28 Sep 2019

6 min read

Read the article titled website-vulnerability-scanner-security-assessment.webp

How to do a Basic Website Vulnerability Assessment with Pentest-Tools.com

Let’s see how to perform a basic security evaluation of your web application with the tools from Pentest-Tools.com.

Adrian Furtuna

Published at: 24 May 2019

5 min read