How to Write a Professional Vulnerability Report
A professional vulnerability report should help the reader understand the issue, reproduce it, assess impact, and fix it efficiently.
Blog
JWT Security Testing Checklist
JWTs are compact signed tokens, but implementation mistakes can turn them into authentication and authorization weaknesses.
Legal Recon for Web Pentesting
Legal recon is the process of mapping public information and application entry points inside an approved scope before deeper testing begins.
Lessons Learned from a Web Pentest Engagement
A strong web pentest is not just about finding bugs. It is about understanding scope, testing logic, proving impact, and communicating risk clearly.
Manual Testing vs Automated Scanning
Automated scanners help with coverage and speed, but manual testing is required for context, business logic, and access control validation.
My 15-Day Content Sprint for KevinSec
This article documents the first KevinSec content sprint: 30 blog posts in 15 days, focused on building trust through practical security writing.
Password Reset Vulnerabilities: Common Patterns
Password reset is an account recovery feature, but small design flaws can turn it into an account takeover path.
Path Traversal and LFI: Reading Files You Should Not Read
Path traversal and LFI happen when applications let untrusted input influence file paths or file inclusion behavior.
Phishing Awareness: How Attackers Abuse Trust
Phishing is not only a technical problem. It is a trust-abuse problem that targets human habits, business processes, and weak verification culture.
Rate Limiting: The Control That Many Apps Forget
Rate limiting is not only a performance control. It is a security boundary for authentication, abuse prevention, and API resource protection.