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    Steam Deck Privacy and Security
    Like any portable computing device, there are going to be questions about privacy and security. The Steam Deck is no exception. The Steam Deck has been quite popular lately, and is an interesting change up for Valve, the device’s manufacturer. The fact that the Steam Deck runs Linux has pushed the ...
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    Quick Bites Episode 2 - HTTP Security Headers and Why You NEED Them
    Hi everybody! So, after some feedback about the last “quick” Quick Bites (thanks Josh!), I’ve ...
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    PowerShell Tips: How do I Mount a VHD or Lock a BitLocker Drive?
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    PowerShell Tips How do I Mount a VHD or Lock a BitLocker Encrypted Drive?
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    Wild West Hackin Fest 2022: The Return
    Man, San Diego is beautiful. I don't know exactly why John Strand and Black Hills Information ...
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    Digging Between the Couch Cushions - CouchDB CVE-2021-38295 Breakdown
    Introduction In this blog post we’re going to take a look at the recent CouchDB vulnerability, ...
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    ViewState XSS: What's the Deal?
    Testing  |  developers  |  QA  |  security  |  testers  |  web penetration testing
    As penetration testers, there are many different technologies that we have to be familiar with. The ...
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    Testing ASP.Net WebForms: Request Method Validation
    As a professional penetration tester, there are many features of an application that are similar ...
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    SamuraiWTF 2.0? What happened to 1.0?
    security  |  2.0  |  open source  |  testers  |  releases  |  web penetration testing
    So the SamuraiWTF project have released the first few release candidates for the formal 2.0 ...
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    How to Setup RatProxy on Windows
    developers  |  QA  |  security  |  testers
    In an effort to help developers and other windows users get started adding security testing into ...
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