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Is SSL really a sign of security?
Over the past few years, we’ve seen SSL/TLS growth like never before. And that’s due, in part, to a series of events boosted by companies like Google with their famous announcement of HTTPS as a ranking signal, Mozilla, Cisco, Akamai, other big players with the Let’s Encrypt project, cPanel’s free AutoSSL features released to the web hosting industry, and many others making strides toward a better, safer internet.
Top 7 Subdomain Scanner Tools: Find Subdomains in Seconds
The art of finding subdomains has evolved a lot in the past few years. We’ve seen that in previous posts, as well as in our recent interview with Patrik Kudak which explored some very interesting academic research on subdomain enumeration.
Domain Profiler: How to build a full domain infrastructure overview
Information is power, and here on the Internet that’s one of the biggest truths no one can deny. When you have the right information at the right time, and you know how to use it, your success is practically guaranteed.
Top 13 Online Vulnerability Scanning Tools
Web apps and vulnerabilities go hand-in-hand. The best thing you can do is to not only patch vulnerabilities when your programmers find one, or when a third party cybersecurity company notifies you, but to also act in a proactive way—by setting up your own scheduled vulnerability scans.
Know your attacker: Speaking with Josh Kamdjou from Sublime Security
We’re all aware of the age-old debate among those in cybersecurity circles about who’s better, red team or blue team? The lighthearted “animosity” between red and blue teams can be fun, but the truth is, there is no benefit to picking sides, as both ultimately have the same goal — preventing cyber crimes.
How to generate & download custom subdomain lists
We’re back with new updates to our product SurfaceBrowser™.
WHOIS Lookup: The Hidden Key in Domain Infosec Investigations
It encompasses millions of users on the Internet. And it doesn’t matter if you’re a web designer, the owner of a car company, a photographer, a fast food restaurant manager, or any kind of business owner — you’re part of it even if you don’t know it.
Bringing Cybersecurity into Academia: We Talk with Patrik Hudak
The rise of cyberthreats, in both scale and technique, has brought an increased attention to and demand for cybersecurity. However, academia and the publication of academic papers, struggle to keep up with the frequent shifts in trends and methods. Coupled with the fact that many people interested in cybersecurity are working professionals who may not have the time to read more lengthy academic papers, we are seeing more people turn to conference papers and blog posts for this information.
IP Lookup: Exploring the Top 8 Ways to Perform an IP Address Lookup
Every machine located within a TCP/IP network (it could be a LAN -local network- or a Wan -the Internet-) has a uniquely assigned Internet Protocol address. This address is known as the IP address, or simply, the IP.
SecurityTrails Subdomain Finder Tools: The Fastest Way to Discover Subdomains in Your DNS Recon
For 99% of the times you’re performing intel gathering steps during infosec research or penetration testing, DNS reconnaissance is a primary course of action.