If the word “radio” only brings to mind grandpa’s old Grundig or a Soviet Okean set, that’s a pretty narrow view. We live in an age of wireless devices, the Internet of Things, 5G, and all sorts…
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Vim for Beginners: Stop Fearing the Editor You Can’t Exit…
Vim is one of the most polarizing tools ever made. It’s not just an editor—it’s a litmus test that neatly divides programmers, admins, and Unix die-hards into insiders and outsiders. While some ask why we still need…
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Hacking with Google: Up-to-Date Google Dork Queries for OSINT and…
Penetration tests usually rely on a toolkit of specialized utilities, but one of them is available to everyone and always at your fingertips—Google. You just need to know how to use it. Google dork queries are clever…
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GPU-Accelerated Password Cracking: Harnessing Your Graphics Card for Brute-Force Attacks
Modern graphics cards are essentially compact supercomputers, delivering several teraflops of performance. A multi-GPU setup fits on a desk and can quickly crack most encrypted files. Where you once had to buy and configure a stack of…
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Privacy Showdown: Comparing the Most Secure Browsers
Web browsers collect a lot of data about users and track their activity online. To counter that, there are dedicated privacy browsers built to protect your privacy and block tracking and ads. Today we’ll review and compare…
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Beyond Packet Sniffers: How to Choose the Right Tool for…
There’s a lot of interesting stuff to be found in network packets. To capture and analyze traffic, we use packet sniffers—and there are plenty to choose from. Today, we’ll look at the most popular sniffers for Windows.
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FPGA Fundamentals: Inside Programmable Logic Architecture and Key Advantages
Imagine a processor that, instead of executing a fixed set of instructions, reconfigures itself for each program and turns the algorithm directly into hardware. That’s exactly how FPGAs work! In this article, I’ll explain how that’s possible…
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Windows 10 Hardening Guide: Secure, Private, and Optimized Setup for…
Over the years, Windows has evolved from a graphical shell on top of MS-DOS into a client front end for Microsoft’s cloud services. Turning it into a fully self-sufficient OS is probably unrealistic, but with some deep…
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Fortress assault: Bypassing authentication in FortiOS and FortiProxy
This article narrates my searches for the CVE-2024-55591 vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy disclosed by Fortinet. This security hole makes it possible to bypass authentication using an alternate path or channel (CWE-288) and enables a remote attacker to gain administrator privileges and execute arbitrary commands.
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How to Encrypt XMPP (Jabber) Chats: Step-by-Step Guide
I don’t think I need to explain why someone might want a reliable, secure communication channel. Sure, you can encrypt messages and send them by email, but the very fact that you’re sending something can be telling.…
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Best Privacy-Focused Linux Distros for Bypassing Censorship and Protecting Against…
Maybe you’ve already used the Tails distribution—or even run it daily. But it’s not the only OS that can mask your presence online and help you bypass regional restrictions. In this article, we’ll look at five Tails…
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How to Choose and Configure an Ad Blocker to Stop…
The web is awash with ads, and the delivery tactics are getting more aggressive. Animated GIFs and Flash, iframes and pop-ups—that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Phishing redirects, trojans, and stealthy cryptojacking scripts that start mining…
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Exploring the Darknet: What You Can Find on the I2P…
I2P, the Invisible Internet Project, is arguably the most anonymous network available today. It lets you browse sites and use services without exposing a single byte of your information to third parties. Although I2P launched back in…
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Stable Diffusion XL: Generate AI Images Locally on Your Computer
You’ve probably heard of Stable Diffusion—a neural network that generates images locally on your computer, with no cloud services or paid tokens. A new version just dropped: SDXL, short for “Extra Large.” In this article, we’ll install…
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DIY Audio: How to Build Your Own Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
This article will help you build your first—or maybe not your first?—digital-to-analog converter (DAC). You’ll have several designs to choose from, ranging from classic to pretty radical. Pick whatever suits you. There are even a couple of…
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Unlocking the Secret Features of DuckDuckGo: Unique Tools You Won’t…
If people are familiar with the search engine DuckDuckGo, it's primarily due to its enhanced privacy features. Unlike Google or Yandex, it doesn't collect user data, but its search results aren't as strong. However, if you dig…
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Conducting a Wi-Fi Security Audit Using a Smartphone with Kali…
Wardriving can be effectively conducted using a smartphone, but the built-in radio module and Android apps are often insufficient for advanced attacks. Instead, external Wi-Fi adapters and console programs for Linux are typically used. All the necessary…
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Earn Cryptocurrency by Renting Out Your Hard Drive Space
If you have unlimited internet and plenty of free disk space, you might be able to make some money from it. We'll explain how blockchain is used for data storage and conduct an experiment with the Storj…
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Geek’s Desktop: No Icons, Drag-and-Drop, or Floating Windows
Have you ever wondered what kind of desktop die-hard Linux enthusiasts use, those who spend most of their time in the terminal? You know, the ones who write a shell script for every little task and look…
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Understanding File Inclusion and Path Traversal: Two Fundamental Web Vulnerabilities
File Inclusion and Path Traversal vulnerabilities are among the most critical issues in web security, as they allow attackers to read and execute files. In this article, we will start by examining how these vulnerabilities work and…
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