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    Creating an Encrypted File Container with LUKS
    encryption |  penetration testing |  Linux |  data |  LUKS
    In our previous blog post, we covered how to create an encrypted flash drive using LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) to provide data at rest security. However, it is possible to create an encrypted partition and file system on a file container that can be mounted thanks to the loop device system in ...
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    Encrypting a Flash Drive in Linux using LUKS
    Encrypting a Flash Drive in Linux using LUKS
    encryption  |  Linux  |  Disk Encryption  |  LUKS  |  flash drive
    Portable devices that store information are both a wonderful convenience and a data security ...
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    But AI Can Give Me the Commands! Why You Still Need to Learn the Linux File System
    But AI Can Give Me the Commands! Why You Still Need to Learn the Linux File System
    Linux  |  AI  |  AI Security
    It's now easier than ever for AI to write your bash scripts or give you the exact command to ...
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    From Linux to PowerShell and Back: A Quick Command Reference
    From Linux to PowerShell and Back: A Quick Command Reference
    Linux  |  powershell
    Quick Overview If you are like me, you are switching back and forth between Linux and Windows ...
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    Privilege Escalation via File Descriptors in Privileged Binaries
    Privilege Escalation via File Descriptors in Privileged Binaries
    Today I wanted to cover an application security topic that applies to SetUID binaries. As we all ...
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    How to Update the Nmap OUI Database
    How to Update the Nmap OUI Database
    network  |  professionally evil  |  Secure Ideas  |  NMAP  |  Linux  |  IEEE  |  OUI  |  nmap-mac-prefixes
    Overview In a previous blog post, I covered what an OUI is, how to extract them from a MAC address, ...
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    LD_PRELOAD: Making a Backdoor by Hijacking accept()
    LD_PRELOAD: Making a Backdoor by Hijacking accept()
    application security  |  professionally evil  |  Secure Ideas  |  LD_PRELOAD  |  accept  |  dup2  |  make  |  Linux  |  programming  |  Shared Objects  |  dlsym  |  shell  |  backdoor  |  rootkit  |  userland  |  ELF  |  inject  |  injection
    Today I want to continue the series on using LD_PRELOAD. In previous posts, we covered how to ...
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