Application security

Lab: GPG

In this lab, we will get an introduction to the GnuPG, the GNU Privacy Guard, an open source implementation of PGP. One problem with public key encryption is

App Transport Security

One of the most common misconfiguration issues that I find during testing iOS apps is the bypass of the App Transport Security feature introduced by Apple in

Using Mobile Devices for Hacking

Objective: The following lab will instruct you in booting a live version of Android. Using this live version of Android this lab will walk you through the st

Web Application Firewall 101: How to Prevent Web Hacking

At this point, it's is safe to say that web hacking is a pretty rampant concern. It almost seems that on a weekly basis readers are inundated with major web

Cracking Damn Insecure and Vulnerable App (DIVA) – part 3:

In the first two articles we have seen the solutions for the first 6 challenges in DIVA. In this article we will discuss the "Input Validation Issues" in DIV

Cracking Damn Insecure and Vulnerable App (DIVA) – Part 2:

In the previous article, we have seen the solutions for the first two challenges. In this article we will discuss the insecure data storage vulnerabilities i

Cracking damn insecure and vulnerable app (DIVA) : Part 1

What is DIVA? DIVA is a vulnerable Android application. According to their official website, "DIVA (Damn insecure and vulnerable App) is an App intentionall

Domain-Based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance

Domain-based message authentication reporting and conformance, also known as DMARC, is a set up created by a group of organizations, having the objective to

Application architecture review

Application architecture review can be defined as reviewing the current security controls in the application architecture. This helps a user to identify pote

Securing Your WordPress Admin Panel

Today, anyone can create their own website with tools such as WordPress, Joomla or Drupal. However, many people suffer when they do not take precautions to s