eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A penetration test , or pen test, is the simulation of a cyber attack. This critical IT security practice isn’t the same as a vulnerability assessment or vulnerability scanning, though, as pen testing involves an actual attack similar to what hackers would do in real-world conditions. Download Gobuster.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 9, 2024

They’re using malicious ads disguised as legitimate software downloads on Google Search to infect the computers of unsuspecting system administrators. The Trap... The post Hackers Exploit Google Ads to Target Admins with Fake Software Downloads appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2019

But let’s see what are the execution binaries and what an administrator will see because this analysis IS for rise the system administration awareness: Code execution: execve("/tmp/upgrade""); // to execute upgrade. In THIS dropped ELF you can see well the downloader and the persistence installer in the same file.”.

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Kali Linux

JANUARY 29, 2018

If you haven’t jumped in for whatever reason, we want to introduce you to the plethora of resources we’ve made available to help you master Kali Linux, the penetration testing distribution. Don’t worry, this isn’t a sales pitch. There is no difference. So why are we selling a book and giving it away?

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

To ensure more users were infected, cybercriminal groups developed exploit kits for specific user groups and tailored exploits downloaded to victims’ devices. After running the exploit, the attackers would choose a specific payload to be downloaded to the infected device.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Download the vulnerability scanner tool and follow the installation instructions. Install the program on a computer or server that fulfills the required system specifications. Schedule frequent scans to detect new vulnerabilities that may emerge as a result of software upgrades, system changes, or emerging threats.

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Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Longer history lesson Knoppix - Initial two weeks work Whoppix (White-Hat and knOPPIX) came about as the founder, @Muts, was doing an in-person air-gap network penetration test lasting for two weeks in 2004. Upon getting back he checked the logs to see the download numbers, and could not believe that it was so popular!

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