ALL PANETRATION TESTING TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ALL SECURITY PROFESSIONALS By Gorvam saddar

37 Powerful Penetration Testing Tools For Every Penetration Tester

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Wouldn’t it be fun if a company hired you to hack its website/ network/ Server? Well, Yeah!!!

Penetration testing, commonly called as pen-testing is a on a roll in the testing circle these days. The reason is not hard to guess – with the change in the way computer systems are used and built, security takes the center stage. Even though companies realize they can’t make every system 100% secure, they are extremely interested to know exactly what kind of security issues they are dealing with. That’s where Pen-testing comes handy with its use of ethical hacking techniques....

HeartBleed Bug Explained.. by gorvam saddar

HeartBleed Bug Explained - 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions

Heartbleed – I think now it’s not a new name for you, as every informational website, Media and Security researchers are talking about probably the biggest Internet vulnerability in recent history. It is a critical bug in the OpenSSL's implementation of the TLS/DTLS heartbeat extension that allows attackers to read portions of the affected server’s memory, potentially revealing users data, that the server did not intend to reveal.

After the story broke online, websites around the world flooded with the heartbleed articles, explaining how it works, how to protect, and exactly what it is. Yet many didn’t get it right. So based on the queries of Internet users, we answered some frequently asked questions about the bug.

1.) IS HEARTBLEED A VIRUS?