CVE-2021-21300

Summary: CVE-2021-21300 affects Git when cloning into case-insensitive file systems and using certain clean/smudge filters (e.g., Git LFS). A specially crafted repository containing symbolic links and files processed by these filters can cause an unchecked script to run during checkout. Affected ...

Android Lockscreen Patterns Less Secure Than PINs

An academic study set out to prove whether it’s better to protect your Android phone with a PIN or a swipe pattern. The answer is PIN. At least when it comes to proximity attacks, namely someone lurking about trying to guess your PIN or unlock pattern. The study PDF, published Friday by researche...

Python tools for Pentesters

If you are involved in vulnerability research, reverse engineering or penetration testing, I suggest to try out the Python programming language. It has a rich set of useful libraries and programs. This page lists some of them. Most of the listed tools are written in Python, others are just Python...