Vulnhub is such a great resource for vulnerable virtual machines. Sometimes it can be hit or miss with the realism. At times it’s even laughable that the creator thought you’d […]
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Not a ton to talk about for this box. It’s an interesting CTF style machine but I’m not sure I’d rank it in the OSCP prep category. Just something fun […]
Just popped another Windows box. This time, it’s Arctic. This machine, I imagine, is easy when using metasploit. However, I’m not here to point and click exploit. I’m trying to […]
Okay ramping up the difficulty a little. Not another really tough box but this one was done with no metasploit so there was some added complexity. Mapping the Attack Surface […]
This is going to be a fast walkthrough. Nothing fancy here, I’m just going to switch over from vulnhub boxes to hackthebox boxes and I wanted to start with an […]
Another box closer to finally earning my OSCP …. I can feel it It seems so difficult to find boxes that aren’t easy but that also aren’t too difficult. If […]
Are you looking for a box that’s both a light challenge and well put together? Then look no further than this walkthrough and Mr-Robot 1 over on vulnhub. This box […]
Another day, another root. I learn something new on every boot to root I do usually. However, I’m happy to say I finally came across something I’ve wanted to learn […]
Well it’s been another year and it’s once again Hacker Summer Camp time! With Defcon 29 just around the corner, I thought it would be a great time to blow […]
Link to VM ~> https://www.vulnhub.com/entry/photographer-1,519/ Summary: This box was _FANTASTIC_ as it exercises a number of disciplines. The author of the box @v1n1v131r4 (his website http://v1n1v131r4.com/) did a great job […]
So it’s been a looooong while since I’ve been able to sit down and work on some boot to root boxes. Between moving and adjusting to running a rental business […]
So it turns out that my raspberry pi webserver wasn’t as invulnerable to software upgrades as it was to hackers…
Unfortunately, <REDACTED> refused to give me permission to disclose this simple vulnerability I found on one of their web servers. So after 11 months after I found it, with zero […]
THIS POST IS NO LONGER UP TO DATE – MINER IN THE MIDDLE WAS REWRITTEN IN PYTHON ON AUGUST 20TH 2020 PLEASE SEE THE GITHUB LINK TO GET THE UPDATED […]
So about six months ago I started researching how to disappear from the internets. I opted out of all the things. I threw mud in the water on social media […]
I managed to get an interview on Hak5 during Defcon 25 this year! Here’s the episode:-D
I’m in the process of hunting for a new VPN because my current one (Nord VPN) disconnects constantly when I use it with my Tomato Router. I recently came across […]
Here is another fun VM, this one was created by g0tmilk and I’m happy to say, was a lot of fun. Step 1: Reconnaissance I started with a simple nmap […]
I can’t believe another year has come and gone! This was my fifth year at StirTrek and it was a doozy. This year we had a new venue, a new […]
I came across this VM in a chat about prepping for your OSCP and I wanted to give it a go. It was supposed to be a 4 hour machine. […]
Look there’s no easy way to say this, so I’m not going to sugar coat it for you. You’re a product. I know people say that all the time but […]
Hey I know it’s been awhile since I posted. I’ve been spending my free time training up for a new company. I recently came across this great site called Open […]
I’m a firm believer in understanding by doing. I wrote this nifty little SMTP enumeration tool and I wanted to share it. -> smtpenum /path/to/user_wordlist <target ip> <target port> That’s […]
So as some of my readers will know, I recently failed my first attempt at the OSCP certification. What many of you probably don’t know however is that I’m a […]
Well it’s been a solid 60 days of everything PWK. I’ve buffer overflowed, injected and weeped at my desk at 3am. #Complete I’m happy to say that this was a […]
Well I know it’s been a few weeks since my last post and I just wanted to provide an update. Since my last post, I have begun my Offensive Security […]
Well it turns out that building that shell payload was the easiest part of the whole processes. Mainly because I have messed around with shells and netcat a little […]
Well this simple task of reproducing a Metasploit exploit is turning out to be a HUGE learning experience. To quickly recap. We want to brute force an Apache Tomcat […]
So after my last post about getting into Tomcat with Metasploit I decided that Metasploit was fun to mess with but if I actually want to learn then I […]
Wow, what a week! I spent no less than 30 solid hours this week (in my free time) going through these books a little more and boy is there […]
Well I have finally pulled the trigger. I’ve decided that I am ready to start moving toward the security side of things. I think this is a natural step for […]
I know I have been pretty silent over the last month but it was for good reason, I promise. I have been hard at work on a new project that […]
On my never ending journey to becoming a software craftsman, I am once again faced with a fundamental question. To butcher knife or to scalpel?
Just as fast as it came, it is over again… I can’t believe Stir Trek is done. Stir Trek is by far one of my favorite conferences each year. This […]
Alright folks, this is the good one. Transistors are the backbone of the modern world. Arguably, the single most important invention of the 20th century. I would challenge anyone to […]
So it turns out capacitors are actually pretty fun to play with. As you can see from the live feed image of me charging and discharging it over and over […]
Anyone that knows me knows I love a good hardware hack. The thing about working with hardware, especially hardware that you didn’t build, is that it isn’t always easy to […]
Section #2 – Resist If You Must Understanding what resistance is, is just as fundamental as understanding what voltage and current are. In fact, they are all related! Reference Ohms […]
Electronic Circuits For The Evil Genius After having worked with Arduino and Raspberry Pi for the last few years, I have decided to step my game up and start […]
I don’t think anyone is immune to it. It’s a not so silent killer. I suffered from it like many people do. Its ugly name? Comfort Zone-itis. Catch it and […]
I am one of the fortunate sons in our field. I was lucky and ended up at a software company in North East Ohio that is one of the best […]
One of the common problems many developers have, regardless if they are working on a personal project, working on a team or even working in the enterprise environment, is answering […]