Monthly Archives: September 2019

Keep your data close and your metadata closer

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With the advance of technologies and the development of connected devices, the concern about data privacy is raising. The Cambridge analytica scandal in 2018 and Edward Snowden’s revalations in 2013 showed how the users data can be used, and that users barely have control over their own data. Once you have sent a picture of you at the beach to your friends, or shared your status on facebook, who knows where this information is going to be stored, and who can access and use it. Even though data privacy is becoming an important topic regarding privacy, metadata is not less important. Continue reading →

Get your own WordPress server for penetration testing

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Getting WordPress in a virtual machine
Here, I will talk about how to quickly get WordPress running in a virtual machine. I will use VirtualBox. Note that this is valid for other CMS. You can download a virtual machine with WordPress fully integrated here, on the bitnami website, that provides a lot of material and solutions to make your life easier. After downloading it, check the checksum value of the file you just dowloaded, and compare it to that given on the website. You can then open the file with VirtualBox. Follow the instruction and import the new appliance. And that’s it, you have your web server with Worpress on it ready. Continue reading →