In this scenario, Network Security Sam implemented a password-checking script that reads the correct password from an unencrypted text file and compares it with the password entered by the user. Un...

When performing web application penetration testing, one of the first and most effective steps is to inspect the page’s source code. Developers sometimes leave behind comments that can expose sensi...

This lab is part of the Skills Assessment for Understanding Log Sources and Investigating With Splunk. In this article, I’ll guide you through solving each question, but I encourage you to try the ...

In the early days of Microsoft Excel, long before VBA came into scene for automation, there was a different scripting system for spreadsheets: Excel 4.0 Macros. Introduced with Excel 4.0, this lega...

MSHTML better known as Trident, is the web rendering engine used by Microsoft’s classic web browsers. It is the technology behind Internet Explorer, older versions of Outlook, Microsoft Office, and...

In this challenge, you’ll analyze a suspicious Excel file to uncover its origins, behavior, and potential threats. Along the way, you’ll generate hashes, examine dropped files, and investigate cont...

Phishing emails are one of the most common attack vectors in cybersecurity, and detecting them requires careful analysis. In this challenge, you’re tasked with dissecting a suspicious email file to...

As a cybersecurity analyst, one of your day-to-day responsibilities is responding to security incidents. When such a situation occurs, you’re expected to notify the appropriate teams, gather inform...

Think of RAM as a giant linear array of slots, where each slot is 1-byte (8 bits) in size so information can be stored in it. Conceptually, it looks like this: Ignore the details for now, we’ll ...

A Macros is a small program that is commonly written to automate repetitive tasks in Microsoft Office applications. Macros are typically written in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), a programmin...