Security Insights
Deep dives, expert analysis, and practical guidance on exposure management, adversarial validation, and the future of AI-driven exposure management.
How to Catch the Blind Bugs Scanners Miss
Out-of-band validation detects blind SSRF, blind SQLi, and out-of-band XXE that return no in-band response. Learn how it works and why it matters.
GCP Penetration Testing Guide
GCP penetration testing built on the IAM impersonation model: the Google rules, service-account impersonation with real gcloud output, long-lived key hunting, the metadata-server SSRF and its scope gotcha, a findings table, and the org policies that close it.
Azure Penetration Testing Guide
Azure penetration testing built around identity: the Microsoft rules of engagement, the IMDS managed-identity SSRF with real token output, service-principal credential abuse, storage SAS leaks, a sample findings table, and the RBAC and Conditional Access fixes that hold.
AWS Penetration Testing: Rules, Scope, and Methodology
AWS penetration testing from first principles: the eight permitted services, the IMDSv2 SSRF pivot with real output, S3 and IAM privilege escalation, a sample findings table, and the config that actually closes the gaps.
SSRF Explained: How to Test for Server-Side Request Forgery
SSRF turned a single misconfigured firewall into the Capital One breach of 100M records. Here is how it works, the metadata and gopher payloads that matter, and how to stop it.