For the end of semester meeting for Fall 2020, we discussed the topics and events from the semester as well as the upcoming topics for Spring 2021. Topics This semester, Auburn EHC covered many topics, a short list of the topics we covered is below Bootcamp We started off the
Penetration testing, or pentesting, is the process of attacking a system in an attempt to find flaws or vulnerabilities in the system. Pentesters are almost always sanctioned by companies to find these flaws, so they can be patched before they are discovered by malicious threat actors. Topics OSINT Open source
In our meeting on October 13, we discussed threat intelligence and network security. Topics Threat Intelligence APTs Advanced persistent threats, or APTs for short, are groups that attempt to exploit and maintain access to a system for an extended period of time. These groups are typically nation-states or groups sponsored
For the first week of October, we discussed cryptography and encoding. Topics (not quite) Encryption Encoding The primary purpose of encoding is to change the form of data so it can be more easily processed by a certain system. Encoding is not a good form of encryption, as it can
For the final two weeks in September, we discussed web application hacking. Topics OWASP Top 10 The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top 10 is a list of common web application vulnerabilities and is designed to help developers properly secure their applications. A summary of each of these vulnerabilities