Burp Suite web pentest workflow with browser, proxy, repeater, and report notes

Burp Suite Beginner Workflow for Web Pentest

Burp Suite is most effective when used as a structured manual testing workspace, not just as an intercepting proxy.

July 8, 2026 · 6 min · KevinSec
Email inbox with warning indicators for phishing awareness

How to Recognize a Suspicious Email

Suspicious emails can look professional. This guide shows how to inspect context, sender, links, attachments, tone, and requested actions safely.

July 8, 2026 · 5 min · KevinSec
Password reset security concept with login form and lock icon

Password Reset Vulnerabilities: Common Patterns

Password reset is an account recovery feature, but small design flaws can turn it into an account takeover path.

July 8, 2026 · 7 min · KevinSec
File system path security concept with folders and a lock

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.

July 8, 2026 · 6 min · KevinSec
Security awareness concept showing email, trust signals, and warning indicators

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.

July 8, 2026 · 5 min · KevinSec
Browser search page reflecting user input into a response

Reflected XSS Explained: Context, Root Cause, Impact

Reflected XSS happens when user-controlled input is returned in an immediate response without safe output handling.

July 8, 2026 · 5 min · KevinSec
SQL error message investigation in a web security lab

SQL Injection Lab: From Error Message to Root Cause

A SQL error message is not the vulnerability itself. It is a clue that the application may be building queries unsafely.

July 8, 2026 · 6 min · KevinSec
Database query and web application security concept

SQL Injection: What Actually Happens Behind the Query

SQL injection happens when untrusted input becomes part of a database query structure instead of remaining data.

July 8, 2026 · 5 min · KevinSec
Comparison between stored and reflected XSS flows

Stored XSS vs Reflected XSS: Practical Differences

Stored and reflected XSS share the same browser-side risk, but they differ in persistence, delivery, and business impact.

July 8, 2026 · 6 min · KevinSec
HTTP request anatomy for web pentesting

How to Read an HTTP Request Like a Pentester

Learn how pentesters inspect HTTP methods, paths, parameters, headers, cookies, and request bodies to identify potential security risks.

July 8, 2026 · 7 min · KevinSec