Hypothetical cognitive bias stating that people with low ability at a task overestimate their own ability, & that people with high ability at a task underestimate their own ability
Role: Analyses and assesses vulnerabilities in the infrastructure (software, hardware, networks), investigates available tools and countermeasures to remedy the detected vulnerabilities.
Works with any one or all of the other roles/titles related to securing computers, networks, software, data and/or information systems against malwares or risks.
→ Computer Security Incident Responder:
One of creates a rapid response to security threats and attacks such as viruses and denial-of-service attacks in the organisation
A comprehensive thread on OWASP!
What is OWASP Top 10?
2013 vs 2017 vs 2021 ?
How OWASP is useful for pentesters and bug bounty hunters?
My Views on OWASP 2021 Update?
Who is Owasp?
→ Open Web Application Security Project
→ its a non-profit foundation dedicated to improving the security of software. @owasp operates as open community model, where anyone can participate in & contribute to projects, events, online chats, and more.
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What is Owasp?
→ OWASP Top 10 is an online document on OWASP’s website that provides ranking of and remediation guidance for the top 10 most critical web application security risks
What is XML, Entities and DTD?
How OWASP Top 10 2021 merged XXE in Security Misconfiguration?
XXE exploitation Types & Payloads for pentesters and bug bounty hunters
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→ XXE stands for XML External Entity
→ XXE is possible in applications which processes XML data in client side or server side
→ All Office documents process XML data. Eg -docx,xlsx,pptx
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→ XXE attacks are possible when external entities are included and are processed.
→ OWASP Top 10 2017 introduced XXE at A-4 position.
→ OWASP Top 10 2021 merged in Security Misconfiguration at A-5