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How Low Severity Vulns Become Critical: PACMAN Attack Example

Your latest pentest report was just delivered and there are a dozen findings with severity scores ranging from...
Aug 30, 2022
Est Read Time: 3 min

Pentester Spotlight: Apoorva Jois; Do you want to build or break?

Do you want to build or break? That's the million-dollar question that got Core Pentester Apoorva Jois interested in hacking. She walked us through her journey as a Pentester on the younger side of the industry.
Aug 26, 2022
Est Read Time: 3 min

File Upload Vulnerabilities

This blog aims to demonstrate how applications can be compromised using simple file upload functionalities. Core Pentester Shubham Chaskar will show how to bypass common defense mechanisms and upload web shells.
Aug 24, 2022
Est Read Time: 9 min

What Is a Bot?

A bot, short for robot, is an autonomous program that performs automatic repetitive tasks or mimics the actions of a...
Aug 23, 2022
Est Read Time: 6 min

Then & Now: Nastor

Nicolas Astor, aka "Nastor," has been a part of Cobalt's Core since December 2020. We sat with him to talk about how he and Cobalt have changed over the year.
Aug 22, 2022
Est Read Time: 2 min

Inc. Magazine Reveals Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000

We are excited to announce that this week, Inc. magazine revealed its annual list of America’s fastest growing private...
Aug 19, 2022
Est Read Time: 1 min

Graph Query Language Explained

Cobalt Core Pentester Harsh Bothra explains Graph Query Language and how attackers use it. Read his guide to learn how attackers think and take advantage.
Aug 18, 2022
Est Read Time: 9 min

Hacking Solidity Smart Contracts

Today we will look at hacking smart contracts written using the Solidity programming language. We will fix an overflow/underflow vulnerability on PWNX Academy
Aug 10, 2022
Est Read Time: 7 min

Why Scalable Security Teams Make SO MUCH SENSE for Startups

Cobalt partner Eden Data explores a new way startups can tackle security without braking the bank.
Aug 8, 2022
Est Read Time: 5 min

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