Category: Mix

Determining hacking targets with recon and automation
09
Apr
2025

Determining hacking targets with recon and automation

Why picking targets is so important Many ethical hackers struggle because they are hacking the “wrong” types of targets for…

The Logical Solution to the Civil Union vs. Marriage Debate
09
Apr
2025

The Logical Solution to the Civil Union vs. Marriage Debate

The answer is so simple that it may temporarily disorient you. Civil unions are a government function Marriage is a…

Crowdsource offers ethical hackers more
09
Apr
2025

Crowdsource offers ethical hackers more

Detectify Crowdsource is a platform for ethical hackers to scale the impact of their bug hunting through automation. Ethical hackers…

Hacking and Grinding: The Balance Between Passion and Self Control
09
Apr
2025

Hacking and Grinding: The Balance Between Passion and Self Control

I think a lot about what makes people successful, both in a general sense and also on an individual basis….

Subdomain reconnaissance: enhancing a hacker's EASM
09
Apr
2025

Subdomain reconnaissance: enhancing a hacker’s EASM

External Attack Surface Management (EASM) is the continuous discovery, analysis, and monitoring of an organization’s public facing assets. A substantial…

Power Structures Use Diversions to Maintain Control
09
Apr
2025

Power Structures Use Diversions to Maintain Control

I’ve been reading a good bit of cheesy conspiracy theory material recently. One concept keeps coming up, though, regardless of…

2022 Detectify Crowdsource Awards: Meet the winners
09
Apr
2025

2022 Detectify Crowdsource Awards: Meet the winners

Early each year, Detectify honors the top-performing ethical hackers within our Crowdsource community. To do so, we’ve put together our…

Same Origin Policy | Daniel Miessler
09
Apr
2025

Same Origin Policy | Daniel Miessler

One of the more important topics in web application security is the same origin policy. It is a browser-based defense…

Q&A with Crowdsource hacker Gehaxelt
09
Apr
2025

Q&A with Crowdsource hacker Gehaxelt

Detectify Crowdsource hacker Sebastian Neef, otherwise known as Gehaxelt, has an inspirational background in ethical hacking. Driven by curiosity, a…

Contemplating My Support for Obama
09
Apr
2025

Contemplating My Support for Obama

My support for Obama has been wavering somewhat in recent weeks. He seems to have sacrificed his positions on the…

Enhancing Crowdsource reward system - Labs Detectify
09
Apr
2025

Enhancing Crowdsource reward system – Labs Detectify

Starting November 1, 2023, the reward for each time a submitted module is found in customers’ assets (pay-per-hit) will be…

A Response to “Mac Elitism and Snobbery”
09
Apr
2025

A Response to “Mac Elitism and Snobbery”

A fellow security blogger, Michael Farnum, has posted a piece that I felt compelled to respond to. In the post…