Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·Sep 22 · 15 min readHiding Network Connections: Encryption, Onion Routing, and Identity SpoofingNetwork logs from an organisation's perimeter tell an analyst a great deal without capturing a single byte of payload: which hosts communicated, when, over which ports, for how long, and how much data00
Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·Sep 18 · 15 min readWindows: Where Data Hides and How It's FoundA file called Secret.exe reports 25 bytes on disk. Nothing in Explorer, nothing in a standard dir listing, and nothing in Task Manager disagrees with that number. Run dir /r instead of dir, and the sa00
Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·Sep 18 · 13 min readGNU/Linux: Where Data Hides and How It's FoundA filesystem can tell an investigator that everything is consistent while still leaving data outside the paths that ordinary tools inspect. Hidden filenames are the easy case. More interesting cases i00
AJAmartya Jhainsecurity-research.hashnode.dev·Sep 17 · 6 min readYour Perimeter Will Fail. The Real Question Is How Far an Attacker Gets After.TL;DR: External tests and scanners check your perimeter. Neither answers the question that decides how bad a breach gets: once someone is inside, how far can they go? That is what internal penetration00
AJAmartya Jhainsecurity-research.hashnode.dev·Sep 17 · 8 min readYour Pentest Report Says "SQL Injection on /api/search." It Won't Say Which Line.Your Pentest Report Says "SQL Injection on /api/search." It Won't Say Which Line. TL;DR: External penetration testing still matters, but the classic once-a-year model has six structural gaps that hurt00
ARAkshaya R Dinthecuriousbeing.hashnode.dev·Sep 14 · 16 min readWhat Happens to Our Data When It Gets Stolen? A Beginner's Guide to Protecting Your Digital IdentityA few days ago, I came across a news story about stolen personal information being offered through cybercrime marketplaces, millions of records, drivers' licenses and identity documents, allegedly cha10
MSManuel Spataroinmobile-cybersecurity.hashnode.dev·Sep 9 · 11 min readEncrypted Phone or Consumer Smartphone? The Security Perimeter Is the DeviceWhen sensitive information is discussed through smartphones, the usual security question is simple: Is the communication encrypted? Encryption is essential. But for government, defense, political, and00
OIOghenemaro Ikelegbeincybersage.hashnode.dev·Sep 7 · 2 min readDiscounted Claude Pro Access: The Real TruthWell, it turns out some "great deals" on Claude access are floating around underground forums and coming with an interesting catch: the seller can see everything you type. Here's what's happening Res02AE
MCMadhumita Cinmadhumitatech.hashnode.dev·Sep 7 · 3 min readCybersecurity: How We Protect Our Digital WorldIntroduction We use the internet for almost everything today — studying, shopping, banking, communication, entertainment, and storing important information. But as our digital activities increase, the00
Rrathsarainrr-cyber.hashnode.dev·Sep 5 · 7 min readAnonTestLab: Ten Years, Three Attempts, and One Idea That Wouldn't Let GoTL;DR: the tool is at hashtagrr.github.io/AnonTestLab. The rest of this is how it came to exist. Round one: an idea and no coding experience to build it I got my hands on the Tor Browser almost ten y00
