MetaSploit tutorial for beginners
MetaSploit tutorial for beginners This (updated for 2021) MetaSploit tutorial for beginners is meant to be a starting guide on how to use MetaSploit if you have never used it…
You got served: How deliveroo improved the ranking of restaurants
Jonny Brooks-Bartlett - Data Scientist at deliveroo They use predictive modelling and machine learning. Their hypothesis is "if they can show you more relevant places you will spend money" given…
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OS Detection Techniques
Os Detection Techniques and OS fingerprinting Os Detection Techniques - Background information This is a list of Os Detection Techniques, with explanations for all the active and passive Os Detection…
Kioptrix Walkthrough Guide
I have decided to start studying towards a CISSP and / or an OSCP, as part of that I saw an excellent blog post recommending to go through a lot…
Raspberry Pi hacking
This tutorial will show you how to make a Raspberry Pi hack tool by installing Kali on the Raspberry Pi - by the end of this guide you will have…
Vagrant ssh forwarding
If you have ssh with keys for authentication setup on your system, and you use vagrant then you can combine the two to have all your ssh keys automatically shared with your…
Vagrant with sshfs and public network
Vagrant with sshfs. You can use sshfs in vagrant with only a private network. This is fine if you are doing all your devlopment from a single machine and dont…
Google Home Coffee Machine
We recently got a 'smarter coffee' coffee machine - it has wifi, an app, and also an ifttt integration. We also have a google home in the office - that…
Installing metasploitable with vagrant
Metasploitable background: What is metasploitable? "Metasploitable is a Virtual Machine that is built from the ground up with a large amount of security vulnerabilities. It is intended to be used…
How to use metasploit to scan for vulnerabilities
Continuing on from my original metasploit beginners tutorial, here is a slightly more advanced Metasploit tutorial on how to use metasploit to scan for vulnerabilities. The outcome of this tutorial…
Coding in php on android
It turns out that coding in php on android is possible (even if its not as good as on a mac, linux or even windows). In this blog post I'll…
DVWA vagrant
This is a short post on how to setup a dvwa vagrant box for your testing. I recommend this method when installing and testing new tools (and even for developing…
Vagrant with NFS and public_network
Vagrant with NFS and public_network. You can use NFS in vagrant, but it requires a private_network to work; This is fine if you are doing all your devlopment from a…
How to remove unused kernels in linux
This is a short post on how to remove unused kernels in linux. I'm adding it here because I use it regularly and keep forgetting the commands - it might…
Chuwi hi10 pro kali linux wifi fixes
I wrote a previous post about kali on the hi10, and promised a followup on Chuwi hi10 pro kali linux wifi fixes; here it is. The on-board wifi works out…
Chuwi Hi10 Pro ultrabook tablet convertable surface
Chuwi Hi10 Pro ultrabook tablet convertable surface - That's some title, but I'm not sure how to describe my new machine. Its a tablet, but its also a laptop -…
Linux commands for networking with command line
This post has a collection of Linux commands for networking. There are basic linux network commands, advanced linux network commands and some centos network configuration commands, but I've tried to…
Pihole on a raspberry pi
Pihole on a raspberry pi - making a network wide advert blocker with a raspberry pi. I have a router using dnsmasq with adblocking setup on my router. I also…
Iptables on centos7
This post will show you how to use iptables on centos7. Centos7 has moved its firewall service to firewalld, away from iptables, but if you have been running centos for…
Ddwrt dnsmasq caching dns server
This post will explain ddwrt dnsmasq caching dns server configuration Using a ddwrt dnsmasq caching dns server lets machines in your LAN resolve DNS from a machine inside your local…
Raspberry Pi
My brother and his wife got me a raspberry pi for my birthday :D So far I haven't decided what to do with it, But I have lots of ideas…
Installing vagrant on centos 7 with virtualbox provider
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="3.0.47"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="3.0.48" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.0.47" parallax="off" parallax_method="on"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="3.0.74" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"] This is a short post on Installing vagrant on centos 7. First,…
Multiple ip addresses on one physical NIC using virtual NICs in centos
Multiple ip addresses on one physical NIC. I have a gigabyte brix running esxi to host a few virtualised servers. I have one server for my web development. I have…
My HomeLab
My New HomeLab Gigabyte Brix - 8 GB HyperX DDR3 ram for now (another 8GB on its way) Another 8GB has been ordered, bringing me up to 16gb. I'll be…
Mounting a harddrive from a western digital mybook NAS to recover data
The data in the Western Digital MyBook drives is stored in a raid on the 4th partition of the drive. Mounting the western digital mybook NAS to recover data in…
How to turn off mail for every domain in plesk
Here is a little script that will turn off mail for every domain in plesk! I use it as part of an automated domain creation script to be doubly sure…
Apple recall all macbook air ssd drives sold between june 2012 and june 2013
Apple have recalled all the 64gb and 128gb ssd drives that are installed in macbook air's bought between june 2012 and june 2013 if you have an affected machine, you…
Best practice for mac security
This post is a collection of things to form a best practice for mac security. 1) enable password after sleep or screensaver. settings > security > require a password immediately…
Browse time machine backups from a different computer
If you keep backups on time machine you can browse these backups from a different mac. there is a little trick to it, but its simple once you master it…
Importing google reader starred items into pocket
Importing google reader starred items into pocket. As you all know google reader is being killed very soon. there are lots of google reader alternatives. I use reeder on my…
Teamviewer 8 ubuntu linux tvwine.dll.so failed to load
Teamviewer 8 ubuntu linux tvwine.dll.so failed to load: I just installed teamviewer 8 beta in my linux machine. On first run it complained of a missing file - tvwine.dll.so failed…
How to use your iphone as a game controller for your mac or pc
I wrote before about how to use your iphone as a game controller to use with a snes / playstation emulator on your mac the app that I used then…
Disable prompt for time machine backups for new disks
This post will show you how to turn off the prompt that asks you if you want to use a newly inserted disk for timemachine backups open terminal type defaults…
Osx mountain lion power nap
By far the best feature announced at wwdc 2012 is osx mountain lions power nap. it will download app and os updates and will make time machine backups while your…
Airplay from iphone or ipad to linux target
This will show you how to airplay from iPhone or iPad to linux. This way you can stream from your iPhone to a linux media server, or a raspberry pi…
How to force spotlight to reindex your drive
This command will force spotlight to reindex your drive. It is useful if your spotlight index isnt returning results you know it should. This post will help you force spotlight…
Evernote
It took me a while, but I finally jumped on board the evernote bandwagon. i was happy with the built in notes.app for my iphone and I was happy syncing…
Force itunes to re-scan your library
This will show you how to force iTunes to re-scan your library to fix missing metadata by re-scanning all your music files. You can re-fresh individual files by playing them…