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The process of ethical hacking can be broken down into 5 main phases. These phases are: 1. Reconnaissance 2. Scanning 3. Gaining Access 4. Maintaining Access 5. Covering Tracks In this article, I will walkthrough each of the phases to give a general overview of what each phase entails. Phase…

In general, hackers can be divided into three general groups: white hats, black hats, and gray hats. White hats are ethical hackers, they use their skills to help defend a system from malicious users. Black hats are malicious hackers who use their skills for illegal or malicious purposes. Gray hats…

This article will explain to you the fundamentals of XXE vulnerabilities. When a server parses XML data provided by a user, there is a risk of XXE vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities typically leverage external entities to expose sensitive information stored on the server. This is possible due to a feature…