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Builder and Breaker of code. Microsoft Security MVP focused on security (de)engineering.
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Let me show you how to stay professionally detached from the vulnerabilities you discover and disclose as part of your security research.
https://danaepp.com/staying-professionally-detached-from-your-security-research
Learn why shadow APIs sometimes provide a defenseless path for threat actors, and learn what YOU can do about it.
https://danaepp.com/why-shadow-apis-provide-a-defenseless-path-for-threat-actors
Let's explore the latest book by Packt Publishing on "Pentesting APIs" and see if it's worth putting on an API hacker's bookshelf.
https://danaepp.com/is-the-latest-book-on-pentesting-apis-any-good
Check out how to use upstream residential and mobile proxies in Burp Suite to evade IP blocking during your API security testing.
https://danaepp.com/evade-ip-blocking-by-using-residential-proxies
Let me show you how to cross-reference Known Exploit Vulnerabilities (KEV) against CWE to find the best attack vectors to use during security testing.
Learn how to write exploits that take advantage of blind command injection vulnerabilities using a time-delayed boolean oracle attack.
https://danaepp.com/from-exploit-to-extraction-data-exfil-in-blind-rce-attacks
Let me show you how to use JSON injection to manipulate API payloads to control the flow of data and business logic within an API.
Check out these five tips to help improve the API exploits you submit into security triage as part of your vulnerability research.
Learn how to improve your API discovery with a custom Burp Suite extension dedicated to automatically finding API document artifacts for you.
https://danaepp.com/hacking-api-discovery-with-a-custom-burp-extension
Let me show you how to use MITRE's Common Weakness Enumerations (CWE) entries to level up your vulnerability reports.
https://danaepp.com/level-up-your-vulnerability-reports-with-cwe
Let me show you how to set up your hacking environment to attack mobile apps & APIs running on modern versions of Android with Burp Suite.
https://danaepp.com/hacking-modern-android-apps-with-burpsuite
Let me show you why the X-Bug-Bounty custom HTTP header can be helpful during your bug bounty engagements with a target.
https://danaepp.com/why-the-x-bug-bounty-header-matters-for-hackers
Let me show you how to gain a competitive edge over other security researchers by detecting changes to APIs before others even know about them by using oasdiff.
https://danaepp.com/detecting-new-api-endpoints-with-oasdiff
Let's look at Tracfone's $16 million settlement with the FCC to understand why API security testing matters.
https://danaepp.com/why-api-security-testing-matters-learning-from-tracfone
Let me show you how to map MITRE CAPEC attack patterns to STRIDE threat model categories and improve your approach to security testing.
https://danaepp.com/mapping-attack-patterns-to-your-threat-model
Let me show you how to conduct covert data exfiltration within JSON payloads of an API response.
https://danaepp.com/covert-data-exfiltration-via-json-in-an-api
Let me show you how to fuzz JSON to find security vulnerabilities in the APIs you are hacking with the help of a custom wordlist and Param Miner.
Let me show you how to use Param Miner to find hidden parameters that may help manipulate an API in unintended ways, revealing potential security flaws.
Let me show you how to weaponize API discovery metadata to improve your recon of the APIs you are hacking or conducting security testing on.