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🛡️ Microsoft Defender XDR: Unified Extended Detection & Response for Enterprise-Grade Security

15 May 2025 by Krishna

🛡️ Microsoft Defender XDR: Unified Extended Detection & Response for Enterprise-Grade Security 🎯 Executive Summary Microsoft Defender XDR (Extended Detection and Response) is a cloud-native, AI-driven cybersecurity platform that integrates signals across endpoints, email, identities, applications, and cloud infrastructure. It offers deep threat visibility and coordinated defence mechanisms, helping organisations stop breaches before they escalate. …

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Browser-Based Phishing Attacks: A Penetration Tester’s Guide

5 May 2025 by Krishna

Browser-based phishing attacks exploit web browsers to deceive users into interacting with fraudulent content. Unlike traditional phishing methods (e.g., emails or SMS), these attacks manipulate browser functionalities, web-based applications, and social engineering tactics to appear legitimate.

2024 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses: Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

17 March 2025 by Krishna

Improper input validation occurs when a software application fails to verify that input received is within the expected range, format, type, or value before processing. This weakness paves the way for a variety of security exploits, including injection attacks, buffer overflows, and data manipulation, which can compromise application functionality and user data.

Understanding CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

15 March 202515 March 2025 by Krishna

At its core, CWE-434 occurs when an application fails to restrict file uploads to safe and intended file types. This weakness allows attackers to upload malicious files, potentially executing arbitrary code, accessing sensitive data, or gaining unauthorised access to the system.

Multi-Stage Cyber Attacks: Understanding Their Sophistication and Building Robust Defences

20 January 2025 by Krishna

Cyber attacks have evolved into intricate operations, often executed in multiple stages to achieve maximum impact while evading detection. Multi-stage cyber attacks leverage complex execution chains to mislead victims, bypass traditional defences, and deliver devastating outcomes. For organisations and individuals alike, understanding the mechanics of these attacks is essential for crafting effective defence strategies.

Multi-stage cyber attacks are a formidable challenge, but with offensive security techniques, organisations can move from reactive to proactive defence. By adopting vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, cyber forensics, malware analysis, and reverse engineering, businesses can detect and neutralise threats before they escalate.