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The Only Content Discovery Tool You Need as a Penetration Tester
This article is intended for penetration testers who wish to discover more security vulnerabilities in web applications during their next pentesting engagement.
What is a Web App Pentesting Suite?
A web application penetration testing suite is a collection of manual, semi-automated and fully automated tools designed to identify and exploit web security vulnerabilities in web applications and various other web services (like APIs). These toolkits are used by security professionals, such as penetration testers, bug bounty hunters and ethical
Advanced JavaScript File Auditing Tool for Penetration Testers
If you are a penetration tester, you will definitely have come across a scenario where you had to manually analyze a JavaScript file before. We also know that it can be a tedious task, especially when it's minified and not readable for humans. We have developed a simple
BLACKBIRD Web App Penetration Testing Suite for Penetration Testers
Penetration testers can save a lot of their valuable time and even find more security vulnerabilities with little to no extra effort by just using the right tool! In this article, we will dive deep into BLACKBIRD Web App Pentesting Suite—our cloud-based web application pentesting suite for penetration testers.
What Are Out-of-Band (OOB) Web Security Vulnerabilities?
Out-of-band web security vulnerabilities are generally harder to spot, especially in modern complex web applications. Most out-of-band security vulnerabilities even come with an elevated impact (such as SSRF) as they can provide unauthorized users with access to internal-only resources. In this article, we will delve into what OOB web security
The Top 3 Web App Pentesting Suits for Penetration Testers
Penetration testers can save a lot of their valuable time with the right tool set. Besides that, pentesters can also improve their quality of work by just working with smarter tools. Whether you're a seasoned pentester or just starting out, these tools offer a comprehensive range of features
Top 7 Web Vulnerability Scanners in 2024
One of the most effective ways to safeguard web applications is through the use of web vulnerability scanners. These tools are designed to identify and mitigate security flaws before they can be exploited by malicious actors. In this article, we will discuss the top 7 effective web vulnerability scanners in
NOVA SECURITY is now BLACKBIRD Technologies
Today, we are excited to share some big news with you – we're changing our company name. NOVA SECURITY is now BLACKBIRD Technologies. Over the past few years, our company has significantly evolved. We've expanded our services, grown our team, and broadened our horizons. Our current name
Exploring Hidden Attack Surfaces: Performing Better Content Discovery
Exploring Hidden Attack Surfaces is a new blog post series curated by BLACKBIRD Technologies for the community to help you on your way to discover any attack surfaces that most current tools are not capable of. Part 2 is dedicated to performing better content discovery so that you can have
What Is Targeted Bruteforcing?
Targeted bruteforcing in content discovery is a lesser-known and more sophisticated technique of bruteforcing. It is also a more effective approach and it likely also yields more accurate results. In content discovery, targeted bruteforcing consists of 2 separate steps. The first step is to identify the technologies used by the
What is DNS (Subdomain) Bruteforcing?
If you are an experience penetration tester, bug bounty hunter or have experience in web security, you probably have heard of DNS or Subdomain bruteforcing before. It is a technique often used in the reconnaissance phase of your testing to further help map out your entire attack surface. What is
What Is An Automated Web Security Audit?
An automated web security audit is a process of using scanners to scan (such as BLACKBIRD Security Scanner) and test web applications for security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. The goal of an automated web security audit is to identify and mitigate any potential security risks before they can be exploited by
Why Template-Based Scanning Is Gaining Popularity Among Enterprise Security Teams
Meanwhile, it is a fact that template-based scanning gained popularity among security teams as it is an easy, fast way to perform web security audits... We are going to cover the 3 main benefits of this automated scan type and, by the end of this article, also help you set
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What Is IT Infrastructure Vulnerability Scanning?
Infrastructure Vulnerability Scanning is an automated process with its main aim to scan for security weaknesses and vulnerabilities within a network, system or application infrastructure. An IT infrastructure is often defined as every single running node, component or host that an organization or company uses to operate. Infrastructure Vulnerability Scanning
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Exploring Hidden Attack Surfaces: The Secret To Finding More Subdomains
Exploring Hidden Attack Surfaces is a new blog post series curated by Nova Security for the community to help you on your way to discover any attack surfaces that most current tools are not capable of. Part 1 is dedicated to finding more subdomains so that you can have that
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Why Is A Valid Payment Method Required For My Free Trial?
A valid payment method is required to combat fraud and abuse and to prevent a single user from re-upping their subscription multiple times. Your trial is free and we will not charge you. You can always cancel your subscription on your profile before your trial period ends.
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What Are Server-Side Request Forgeries And How To Exploit Them
Server-Side Request Forgeries (SSRF) vulnerabilities arise when any kind of web service or component (like an app or API) uses your input to craft a request on behalf of the server. And this can have quite a few consequences, such as: * Make requests to any external resource on behalf of
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How Often Should You Rotate Your Secrets And Credentials?
If you've been working with software, with web & cloud services in particular. You may have heard that it is a best practice to regenerate your secrets (such as your API and encryption keys) regularly. But how often should you rotate all these credentials? It is recommended to
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Why Nova Security Web Vulnerability Scanner?
Why would you choose scanner XYZ over us? Good question. In this article we'll go over why you should choose us above other existing scanners. Experienced Web App Pentesters: First of all, Nova Security Scanner was developed by small team of experienced web application penetration testers. We'
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Difference Between Online & On-Premise Web Vulnerability Scanner
One of the main differences is that On-Premise installations can cover internal networks as well but are more expensive. Whereas online or cloud-based web vulnerability scanners are only capable of reaching external services that you host but scan your web assets at a much cheaper rate. In this article, we
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How To Redirect Users Safely To Other Websites
You probably ever had to redirect your users from your website to another third-party's site that you do not control. And because of that, you've added a function to your existing app route or endpoint that reads a (query) parameter, and redirects the user to the
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What Is A Web Vulnerability Scanner?
A web vulnerability scanner is a tool that automates the entire process of finding security vulnerabilities in websites and other web services (like web APIs) and so on. These security vulnerabilities often get abused by bad actors for financial or personal gains. That is the reason why you should always
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What Sources Does Our Subdomain Enumeration Tool Include?
A common question asked by many people who are interested in our ASM Solution is "What Sources Does Our Subdomain Enumeration Tool Include?". In this article you'll find a comprehensive list of all the sources we use to deliver you the most result for your subdomain