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…
A blog about IT, security and whatever crosses my mind.
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.…
For my thesis I researched a lot of resources regarding honeypots, including a number of open-source softwares. Before I clean up my bookmark bar and…
Playing around with privilege escalation techniques on my Linux box, I stumbled across an interesting exploitation method that can be used to get root privileges…
One of the most popular hacking requests, besides “how to hack facebook”, is how to gain access to protected WiFi networks. Many years ago, this…
In the field of criminal investigations, it is often necessary to search for evidence on electronic devices. Digital traces can be found on computers, tablets,…
If you happen to own a Linux system, I am sure you already searched for solutions to problems on the Internet, only to find smart…