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Burp Suite the Must have tool for Pen Testers
BurpSuite’s pretty much the go to tool for web app pentesting, although the licenced version is a must have, the free version equally rocks. Once you’ve bossed it you won’t be able to do without it ;->
Here’s some handy tips & tricks, although some info’s dated it’s still very relevant…
Let e know your thoughts on the usability of Burp Suite and if we need to do a redesign of this tool? Or if you prefer other tools over Burp Suite like OWASP ZAP
Reconnaissance
Recon plays a major role in software penetration testing here’s a few tools you should have in your tool box.
Maltego
Shodan
Social Engineering Toolkit
PeekYou
Waybackmachine
Metagoofil
Google (dorks)
Google Hacking Database
FOCA
EXIF
Single Page Application Security
Due to the massive change over the last few years for java script frameworks and the upcoming prominence of Node.js I thought I’d share some of these talks around Angular, Ember, React, Mustache, node and more…..
Getting Single Page Application Security Right
Security Testing AngularJS Part 1 – WTF Is It, Why Should I Care And How Do I Know I’m Testing It?
OWASP Top 10 for AngularJS Applications
Wiki dedicated to JavaScript MVC security pitfalls
Node.js Security Checklist
Pentesting JavaScript Frameworks
When HTML5 made its debut dynamic html and rich content was all the rave (i.e. ajax, flash, silverlight, dom, etc.). That was until Single Page Applications (MVC) rocked the boat – presentation logic is handled client-side (Javascript driven templates). So, with that in mind, as a pentester you need to familiarise with these frameworks (i.e. Angular, Ember, React, etc.) and pay careful attention to client-server logic interactions (i.e. RESTful APIs, etc.). Don’t assume common vulnerabilities can be exploited in the usual way (i.e. XSS, CSRF, etc.). General scanning tools are not going to come to your rescue….
Getting Single Page Application Security Right
Single Page Security PDF
Single Page Security Video
Wiki dedicated to JavaScript MVC security pitfalls
MS Word and Adobe Security Exploits
What We’re Sharing in our MS Office and Adobe Documents
Microsoft Word documents are notorious for containing private information in file headers which people would sometimes rather not share. The British government of Tony Blair just learned this lesson the hard way. Back in February 2003, 10 Downing Street published a dossier on Iraq’s security and intelligence organizations. This dossier was cited by Colin Powell in his address to the United Nations the same month. Dr. Glen Rangwala, a lecturer in politics at Cambridge University, quickly discovered that much of the material in the dossier was actually plagiarized from a U.S. researcher on Iraq.
Microsoft Word bytes Tony Blair in the butt
The FOCA is a network infrastructure mapping tool that can be used for OSINT. It can analyze metadata from various files, including doc, pdf and ppt files. FOCA can also enumerate users, folders, emails, software used, operating system, and other useful information.
Single Page Applications
Due to the massive change over the last few years for java script frameworks and the upcoming prominence of Node.js I thought I’d share some of these talks around Angular, Ember, React, Mustache, node and more…..
Getting Single Page Application Security Right
Security Testing AngularJS Part 1 – WTF Is It, Why Should I Care And How Do I Know I’m Testing It?
OWASP Top 10 for AngularJS Applications
Wiki dedicated to JavaScript MVC security pitfalls
Node.js Security Checklist
Software Security 