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Wrap-up: Hack-Lab 2017#2

What is a Hack-Lab? Compass Security provides a monthly playful occasion for the security analysts to get-together and try to hack new devices, dive into current technologies and share their skills with their fellows. This also includes the improvement of internal tools, the research of newly identified publicly known attacks, and security analysis of hardware […]

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Hacking-Lab @ CodeMash 2017

What is CodeMash? CodeMash is a conference for software developers and IT security professionals. It takes place every year in Sandusky, Ohio, in the U.S. The event consists of two parts: two days of training sessions (called “PreCompiler”), followed by two days of conference with sessions. It attracts about 3’000 visitors and takes place in […]

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How to reduce the threat from third-party includes

To achieve better-looking, more feature-rich and responsive applications, there is an ever-growing need to include resources from 3rd party domains into your web application. Common examples are JavaScript frameworks like jQuery or AngularJS, often distributed via a content delivery network (CDN), or even complete applications like Google Maps. But by including these resources, the security […]

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