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 the legitimacy of the conspiracy…
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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 mechanism that makes it so…
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 sense of friendly competition, and…
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 FISA bill, public financing, and…
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 doubled for critical, high, and…
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 he essentially complains that most…
2023 Detectify Crowdsource Awards: Meet the winners
We at Detectify are thrilled to present the 2023 Detectify Crowdsource Awards, akin to the Oscars or Grammys of ethical hacking. The awards are our…
Aug and Naug | Daniel Miessler
In the future, after we’ve started integrating computers into our brains to enhance them, we’ll develop a concept of aug and naug (augmented, non-augmented), pronounced…
Reducing the attack surface using AWS SCPs
“Anything that can go wrong will go wrong” – Murphy’s Law. We want to reduce what can go wrong. The smaller our attack surface, the…
Silly Question: Why Aren’t Russians Considered Asians?
So, speaking from a general perception standpoint, Indians are considered Asians because they’re on the Asian sub-continent. Well, at least to non-Americans. Most Americans think…
2024 Detectify Crowdsource Awards: Meet the Winners
It’s that time of year again! Here at Detectify, we’re excited to celebrate the talent and dedication of our Crowdsource community members with our annual…
Socialism, Anarchy and Ideal Government
The goal of socialism should be to iterate itself out of existence. Its purpose is to keep negative aspects of human behavior in check for…