URL Encoding, SQL Injection, and Directory Traversal for Cybersecurity Certification – Part 2

Character Encoding

by Bob Weiss

Happy Pi Day.  It is also Albert Einstein’s birthday.

As we discussed in our first article, many of the cybersecurity certifications that I teach have content that involves the uses of encoding, code injection, directory transversal, and scripting.  These concepts can be difficult to grasp, and the exam questions can be challenging to answer correctly.  This series of articles is designed to help you understand the basic concepts, and how these get used both securely and maliciously.  I ...

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14
MAR
0

certification, CISSP, cybersecurity

URL Encoding, SQL Injection, and Directory Traversal for Cybersecurity Certification – Part 1

Numbering Systems

By Bob Weiss

Many of the cybersecurity certifications that I teach have content that involves the uses of encoding, code injection, directory transversal, and scripting.  These concepts can be difficult to grasp, and the exam questions can be challenging to answer correctly.  This series of articles is designed to help you understand the basic concepts, and how these get used both securely and maliciously.  I am planning to show examples to help you identify these types of use cases or ...

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13
MAR
2

CISSP, cybersecurity, Domain 4, Domain 8

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Dice’s salary report indicates it’s still a good time to work in tech

The average salaries for specialized tech professionals in the U.S. is over six figures, according to the new report.

How to (Actually) Use ...

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11
MAR
0

artificial intellegence, careers, law and policy, smartphones, social engineering, Weekend Update, Windows 11

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Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day: Remittance Phish
Chef’s Special: Unsubscribe?

Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my inbox. Some are sent by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.

You can send phishing samples to me at phish@wyzguys.com.

My intention is to provide a warning and show current examples of phishing ...

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10
MAR
0

email, Friday Phish Fry, Phishing, social engineering

Stop Social Security Related Scams

On National Slam the Scam Day and throughout the year, we give you the tools to recognize Social Security-related scams and stop scammers from stealing your money and personal information. Share scam information with your loved ones. Slam the Scam!

Recognize the four basic signs of a scam:

  1. Scammers pretend to be from a familiar organization or agency, like the Social Security ...
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9
MAR
0

cybersecurity

Book Review: Tracers in the Dark

Back on March 2, 2020 I wrote a review about Andy Greenberg’s book on cyberwar titled Sandworm.  I really enjoyed that book, even though the subject was quite sobering.  Greenberg recently released his latest book, Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency.   For those of you who think that Bitcoin is a secure ...

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7
MAR
0

blockchain, Computers and Internet, crypto-currency, Dark Web, law and policy, News and politics, ransomware, TOR

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

How to expand your search sources

Explore search services beyond Google and Bing for a wider range of results, customization and privacy options.

If you search the web in English, you most likely use Google. Search engine market share ...

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4
MAR
0

artificial intellegence, authentication, cyberwar, Google, Internet of Things, ransomware, smartphones, Weekend Update

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Friday Phish Fry

Phishing Email Alerts

Catch of the Day: Voice Mail Phish
Chef’s Special: IONOS Account Update Phish
Also serving:

Examples of clever phish that made it past my spam filters and into my inbox. Some are sent by clients or readers like you, and other reliable sources on the Internet.

You can send phishing samples to me at phish@wyzguys.com.

My intention is to provide a warning and ...

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3
MAR
0

email, Friday Phish Fry, Phishing, social engineering

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