Professionally Evil Insights

Welcome to the Professionally Evil Insights blog by Secure Ideas! In this digital playground, we unravel the complex world of information security with a touch of fun. Our expert-led content ranges from deep-dives into penetration testing to explorations of hardware hacking. Whether you're curious about Secure Ideas or passionate about cybersecurity, this blog is your quick, enlightening, and entertaining guide into the captivating world of information security.

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    Wireless Attacking EAP-TTLS with Kali 2 and ALFA AWUS051NH
    Is your corporate wifi as secure as you think it is? A common configuration for WPA Enterprise ...
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    Whose Code Are You Running?
    One of my favorite ways to eat Oreo cookies is to twist the two halves apart, carefully set the ...
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    Professionally Evil Insights: 2015
    Are you interested in knowing which vulnerabilities are the most commonly discovered in penetration ...
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    Reversing Type 7 Cisco Passwords
    While working on a recent pen test, I came across a few Cisco routers sitting on an internal ...
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    We're Just Like the NSA, and Nothing Like Them
    During penetration tests, and especially scoping calls, we often get quizzed about what secret, ...
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    Red Teaming - Not What You May Have Thought
    Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on some less technical topics and I ran across “Red Team: ...
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    Five Outdated Security Excuses
    The Security Industry as a whole has been known to criticize businesses large and small with ...
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    Introduction to Metasploit Video
    The Metasploit Framework is a key resource for security assessors. Whether you’re goal is to become ...
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    Introducing Burp Correlator!
    This one is for you web penetration testers! This new Burp extension is designed to help with ...
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    Practical Pentest Advice from PCI
    The PCI Security Standards Council released a Penetration Testing Guidance information supplement ...
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    Tip: Running BurpSuite on a Mac
    Here’s a quick tip I use to save some time when spinning up Burp Suite on a Mac. I use Burp Suite ...
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