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Thoughts, perspectives, and industry commentary from the Cobalt team.

How Low Severity Vulns Become Critical: PACMAN Attack Example

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

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

August 26, 2022
Est Read Time: 3 min
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.
Pentester Stories Cobalt Core

File Upload Vulnerabilities

August 24, 2022
Est Read Time: 9 min
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.
Cobalt Core Pentester Guides

What Is a Bot?

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

Then & Now: Nastor

August 22, 2022
Est Read Time: 2 min
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.
Pentester Stories

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

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

Graph Query Language Explained

August 18, 2022
Est Read Time: 9 min
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.
Cobalt Core Pentester Guides API Pentesting

Hacking Solidity Smart Contracts

August 10, 2022
Est Read Time: 8 min
Today we will look at hacking smart contracts written using the Solidity programming language. We will fix an overflow/underflow vulnerability on PWNX Academy
Pentester Guides

Why Scalable Security Teams Make SO MUCH SENSE for Startups

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

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