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

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

Bypassing the Protections — MFA Bypass Techniques for the Win

January 27, 2021
Est Read Time: 6 min
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) often known as Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is an added layer of protection added...
Pentester Guides

A Pentester’s Guide to Code Injection

January 8, 2021
Est Read Time: 3 min
Learn about code injection vulnerabilities with the Pentester’s Guide to Code Injection.
Cobalt Core Pentester Guides

Top Ten Famous Hackers

January 5, 2021
Est Read Time: 10 min
*This article was refreshed in January 2023. The top hackers in the world come from different backgrounds and...
Cybersecurity Insights

Exploring Valuable Pentester Traits: Top Cobalt Core Pentesters of 2020

December 30, 2020
Est Read Time: 3 min
Each year we survey the Cobalt Core, our pentester community, to hear who they enjoyed working with the most. We like...
Cobalt Core

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