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An Introduction to Infrastructure Vulnerability Scanning

July 12, 2022

In this blog post we take a step back and provide a high-level introduction to infrastructure vulnerability scanning: what it covers, what it aims to achieve, and how it contrasts to other vulnerability scanning methodologies and techniques.

Cryptojacking

July 1, 2022

In this blog post, we examine what cryptocurrency is, how it works, and how its fundamental principles of operation can encourage the illicit activity known as cryptojacking. We also investigate the scale of the problem to date, and how it can best be guarded against, as well as detected should it occur.

Brute Force Attacks

June 28, 2022

Brute force attacks are those attacks that rely purely on exhaustive effort rather than sophisticated techniques performed. They are used by attackers in several cybersecurity spheres including against encryption and authentication systems. We look at then different types of brute force attacks and the ways in which they can be avoided.

Filepath Manipulation

June 8, 2022

In this blog post, we look at how filepath manipulation can occur at a technical level, at how attackers may seek to exploit such vulnerabilities, and at how developers and system administrators within an organisation can best guard against falling victim to such exploits.

Cookie Security

June 1, 2022

In this blog post we will review what cookies are, why cookies are needed at all, how cookies work, the weaknesses that cookies can be prone to both inherently as well as if implemented incorrectly, and how both website operators and general web users can help to ensure their secure implementation and usage.

DNN CMS Server-Side Request Forgery (CVE-2021-40186)

May 26, 2022

The AppCheck research team identified a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability within the DNN CMS platform, formerly known as DotNetNuke. SSRF vulnerabilities allow the attacker to exploit the target system to make network requests on their behalf, allowing a range of possible attacks. In the most common scenario, the attacker exploits SSRF vulnerabilities to attack systems behind the firewall and access sensitive information from Cloud Provider metadata services.

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