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Passwords – How Did It All Start?

The first passwords began to be introduced in the 1960s, when computer systems began to develop, and managing access to them became more complicated. One example is the CTSS…

Unshade · 3 min read

Do You Have a Password Policy? That Doesn’t Mean Much.

Companies invest heavily in tools like SIEM, EDR, NDR, implement MFA, and conduct training. And rightly so. But there’s one problem... Most still don’t know how strong (or rather…

Unshade · 5 min read

Proactive Security Approach - Data Breach Monitoring

Every day, an absurd amount of new data breaches appear online. On top of that, old breaches still circulate, often easily accessible – both for free and for a fee – and they can…

Unshade · 3 min read

Introduction to Password Cracking #3 Rules

When you have used and try all your dictionaries and the passwords still does not give up... then you need to extend your attack ( assuming the dictionary is prima sort ). The…

Unshade · 4 min read

Introduction to Password Cracking #1 Intro

So you want to be a password cracker, huh? Let us show you how it's done. In this post you will learn how to crack passwords with hashcat dictionary attack.

Unshade · 4 min read

Introduction to Password Cracking #2 Wordlists

In the previous post, we learned about one of the attack methods that hashcat offers - the dictionary attack. To perform such attack we need dictionary - a good dictionary,

Unshade · 4 min read