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Tutorials, research, and best practices from cybersecurity professionals

Product

Why We Built HackTool

Most security scanners are either enterprise-priced or barely functional open-source scripts. We wanted something in between — a professional desktop scanner that pentesters actually enjoy using.

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Technical

Anatomy of a Web Application Scan

What actually happens when you point a scanner at a target? We walk through the stages — discovery, fingerprinting, crawling, fuzzing, and reporting — and explain what each phase catches.

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Security

SQL Injection Is Not Dead

SQLi still appears in bug bounty programs and real-world breaches every month. We break down why it persists, what modern payloads look like, and how automated detection actually works.

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Security

SSRF: The Overlooked Vulnerability in Modern Web Apps

Server-side request forgery lets attackers reach internal services through your application. We explain the attack, show real-world impact, and walk through detection techniques.

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Best Practices

Security Headers: Quick Wins for Every Web App

CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options — these headers take minutes to add and block entire classes of attacks. Here is what each one does and how to verify your configuration.

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Tutorial

Scanning GraphQL APIs for Security Issues

GraphQL introduces unique attack surface: introspection leaks, batching abuse, nested query DoS, and injection through variables. We cover how to test each one.

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