Project Discovery Naabu: A fast port scanning tool that avoids duplicate scanning of subdomains / domains which resolve to the same IP address. Shodan: Port Scanning Search Engine Online port scanning search engines like Shodan are specialised tools that allow users to search for internet-connected ...
Shodan Stage 2: Gain Access After potential entry points have been detected, hackers then attempt exploitation to gain network access. This process is usually an orchestrated attack targeting multiple attack vectors within quick succession. The breach tactics that make a regular appearance in an APT ...
Is penetration testing intrusive or disruptive to operations? Penetration testing can be intrusive as it involves simulating real cyber attacks on your systems. However, a well-planned and professionally conducted penetration test minimizes disruptions. Testers typically work closely with your IT team to...
Simple question, but complex answer. While 77% of hackers hack for monetary gains, 64% hack for the thrill of learning new things. These numbers give an insight into the fact that hacking encompasses all from the unlawful breach of privacy to creative probing. This is a very dangerous situat...
This article explores what is an open port and closed port? Risks of open ports, port scanning and how to monitor. Learn more on attack surface reduction.
Is there a GDPR “right to explanation” for AI? In a touchstone legal analysis published last year, Sandra Wachter, a research fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute in the UK, criticized the notion, popular at the time, that AI would be heavily regulated by a “right to explana...
Attackers can gather network information using open-source tools such as Shodan or Censys. These tools continuously scan public-facing IP addresses and index their response headers. This allows the tester to begin building a picture of the external network without having to actively scan it....
s been around for more than 7 years. It was named after themain antagonist in the computer game series System Shock— a highly villainous artificial intelligence called Shodan. Real-world Shodan is not as relentless, but it is capable of doing harm. But before we get to the bad news, ...
Mimikatz is a leading post-exploitation tool that dumps passwords from memory, as well as hashes, PINs and Kerberos tickets. Other useful attacks it enables are pass-the-hash, pass-the-ticket or building Golden Kerberos tickets. This makes post-exploitation lateral movement within...
Shodan surfaces all internet-connected devices, including web servers and endpoints, that could serve as attack vectors to hidden web servers. Once a vulnerability is discovered, cyberattackers immediately launch a web shell attack before a patch for the exposure is installed. The exploitation of vul...