This is just going to be a list of some basic tools and things every web developer should be aware of at least and use if the need arises. Hopefully nothing too technical or difficult to understand. So without further … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ross Marks
Tools – web development
AJAX content for spiders
After a conversation with a friend who is also from a computer science background he seemed adamant that it was incredibly difficult to get web spiders to read and cache AJAX data. I disagreed with this and thought of various … Continue reading
CEH – Ethical hacking introduction
Since I have gone over what I belive to be the merits of self-studying security, I have decided to go over some of the materials covered when trying to get certified in security, specifically the CEH (certified ethical hacker) Currently … Continue reading
HSP – Introduction
It’s here, it’s finally ready, a starting point, something to use as a launchpad. I’ve finally finished the VM… ok well not finished, I’m hoping this will be an ongoing project, but now at least there is something to show … Continue reading
Hardened server project – Monitoring
As you may tell from the title of this post, I have decided to start a “hardened server project”. what this means is, I have used the first 2 articles (securing a LAMP server) and have decided it would be … Continue reading
Self-study security (Part 3)
You should now have a greater understanding of security and the various fields, what you would like to pursue and learn further, what your interested in or not. You have probably got some contacts and a list of resources that … Continue reading
Sony VAIO TZ series fan repair
My laptop, as you may have guessed, is a Sony VAIO TZ series (specifically VGN-TZ31VN) Not a cheap piece of equipment, I got it on the same month as it was released. There are a lot of people that absolutely … Continue reading
Securing a LAMP server (Part 2)
The first part of this series on securing a LAMP server setup focused on hardening Apache (the popular web server) this article will focus on securing both MySQL and PHP. This is a fairly straight forward process and should be … Continue reading
Securing a LAMP server (Part 1)
Weather you are just starting out and want some basic tips or you have run a server for a while there comes a point when you realise a need for security on it, by default a lot of configurations are … Continue reading
Android as a pentesting platform
So you want to use your android device as a penetration testing platform. Maybe pulling a laptop out and hacking away is too obvious and you need to be a bit more surreptitious. You might just want to impress your … Continue reading
Self-study security (Part 2)
Ok, so you’ve decided your interested in security or some aspect of it but are unsure how to get started, where to look, if it’s really the right thing for you. Like me you probably want to jump straight in … Continue reading
Unblock thepiratebay
As I’m guessing a lot of people are awear a law has passed in the uk blocking access to the website thepiratebay, arguably the most popular BitTorrent tracker on the internet. I am with BT and I now get the … Continue reading
Web development life-cycle
The life-cycle of creating a website from scratch is not an exact science, it varies from site to site, it is different for each persons requirements, sometimes different parts take longer than others, focus is constantly changing and it’s nonlinear … Continue reading
Self-study security (Part 1)
I am pro self-study… Here hopefully will explain that. Not only why I am, but also how you can learn computer security at home, for minimal cost. Firstly the why – it’s time to focus on some negatives. Cost – … Continue reading