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Thoughts, perspectives, and industry commentary from the Cobalt team.

Pentester Spotlight: Andreea Druga

March 4, 2021
Est Read Time: 7 min
Andreea Druga is a pentester with over six years of experience in the security arena with a master's degree in IT&C...
Pentester Stories

Got Cookies? Exploring Cookie Based Authentication Vulnerabilities in the Wild

March 2, 2021
Est Read Time: 6 min
Cookies are a widely used way to enable authentication in many of the applications out there. Over time, there has been...
Pentester Guides

A Pentester’s Guide to File Inclusion

February 19, 2021
Est Read Time: 4 min
Read the Pentester’s Guide to File Inclusion for key insights into this common vulnerability.
Cobalt Core Pentester Guides

Scope Based Recon Methodology: Exploring Tactics for Smart Recon

February 16, 2021
Est Read Time: 10 min
Reconnaissance (aka Recon) is an essential process in pentesting, especially Black Box Pentesting, where you don't have...
Pentester Guides

Business Cost of Cybercrime

February 11, 2021
Est Read Time: 8 min
Businesses around the world have faced a lot of challenges this past year.
Cybersecurity Insights

Pentester Spotlight: Jesus Arturo Espinoza Soto

February 11, 2021
Est Read Time: 4 min
How curiosity led a PHP programmer to web hacking and a collaborative pentest community of technology tinkerers. Jesus...
Pentester Stories

How to Communicate the Business Impact of Vulnerabilities

February 8, 2021
Est Read Time: 3 min
You’ve discovered a new vulnerability in your infrastructure. If you’re lucky, it’s something you can handle without...
Cybersecurity Insights

A Pentester’s Guide to WebSocket Pentesting

February 5, 2021
Est Read Time: 4 min
What is WebSocket Hijacking? As OWASP states, the HTTP protocol only allows one request/response per TCP connection....
Pentester Guides Web Application Pentesting

Prevent Whaling Phishing Attacks with Cybersecurity Awareness

January 29, 2021
Est Read Time: 5 min
Although whale phishing isn’t anything new and existed since the early 90s, the FBI reports an increase in cyberattacks...
Cybersecurity Insights Cybersecurity Services

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