by Alex Olsen | Jun 7, 2023 | Penetration Testing, Web Applications
When testing web applications, the understanding and use of various encoding schemes is a fundamental skill. In particular, we often see Base64, URL encoding, and HTML encoding used across many applications both as part of the application’s general functionality and...
by Alex Olsen | May 24, 2023 | Penetration Testing, Security, Web Applications
What is the best note-taking application for pentesters? It’s a hot debate, and if you prefer to watch than read then we recently compared many of the popular options in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpX7v5Ym3wg). Otherwise, let’s take a look at what...
by Alex Olsen | May 17, 2023 | Penetration Testing, Security, Web Applications
In the realm of secure authentication, two key elements often come to the fore: ID tokens and access tokens. Though these elements might seem similar, understanding their differences, common pitfalls, and best practices is crucial in ensuring the security of your...
by Alex Olsen | May 10, 2023 | Penetration Testing, Security
Pentesting is inherently time-consuming. This constraint alone has led to the rise of scanners as well as the exclusion of regular pentesting in many modern development lifecycles. Whilst we can’t automate and deliver everything at lightspeed, there are things we can...
by Alex Olsen | Apr 26, 2023 | Learning, Penetration Testing, Security, Uncategorized, Web Applications
In 2023, there are more resources to learn new skills and progress than ever. However, this industry is also moving and growing rapidly, and more isn’t necessarily better. The phrase “drinking from a fire hose” comes to mind. Today we’re going to be looking at a path...
by codelabs | Mar 31, 2023 | Penetration Testing
Introduction An internal penetration test is a simulated attack on a network or system conducted from within an organization’s internal network. The objective of an internal penetration test is to identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in the network or system...
