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Critical Blind SQL Injection and Persistent XSS Vulnerability in Airmandalay http://www.airmandalay.com

PlanetCreator has reported another Critical Blind SQL Injection and Persistent XSS Vulnerability in Myanmar (Burma) Domestic and International Airline, Myanmar Domestic Flight http://www.airmandalay.com Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a type of

Understanding /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow

Q. Can you explain /etc/passwd file format for Linux and UNIX operating systems? A. /etc/passwd file stores essential information, which is required during login i.e. user account information. /etc/passwd is

Security/Hacking Tools & Utilities

1. Nmap I think everyone has heard of this one, recently evolved into the 4.x series.Nmap (”Network Mapper”) is a free open source utility for network exploration or security auditing.