For most of my tasks where I need special software, I set up a Docker container that offers me the tools to do the job. This time, I am going…
A blog about IT, security and whatever crosses my mind
For most of my tasks where I need special software, I set up a Docker container that offers me the tools to do the job. This time, I am going…
A main topic of my work is Android security, mostly from an attacker’s view. Android devices are ubiquitous and the operating system has a big market share, so it is…
For every programming problem that I have had in the past, there may have been a solution that I found and implemented. In most cases, the code is written and…
I have been learning and practicing “hacking” for years now. In the last year, I conducted an experiment as part of my master’s thesis and wanted to explore how servers…
I have been a cloud storage user for years. I started with Dropbox, which offered over 100GB of drive space for free, through a number of promotions and collaborations (e.g.…
WordPress is a rather popular publishing software, and as such, it is an attractive target for attackers. A lot of websites use it, lots of websites do not have the…
WordPress is a widely used software for websites, blogs and landing pages. The setup of WordPress is pretty easy and straight-forward even for non-technical users, and users can host their…
Hello everyone and welcome, after nearly 2 months of inactivity on this blog. It has been a hard time, a time of insecurity, which I am sure everyone sometimes has.…
One day I was reading on phone malware that covertly tries to record audio, and wondered why there is no such discussion on desktop computers. I thought about WebRTC, the…
One of the most useful tools in a hacker’s toolbox is a password cracker. Passwords are everywhere to protect systems, and sometimes, when there is no way around them, one…