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A New Approach to Proving Cybersecurity Value (That Isn’t ROI)

February 14, 2025

Over the past 8 months, Luke (hakluke) Stephens and I have spoken with 10 security...

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How to Find XSS: Techniques Security Researchers Use in Real Environments

April 1, 2026

Learn how to find XSS vulnerabilities and validate real exploitability using techniques trusted by security teams.

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Advancing AI Red Teaming: Agentic Taxonomies and Governance-Ready Reporting

March 24, 2026

AI Red Teaming now maps validated agentic exploit paths to OWASP, NIST, ISO, and the EU AI Act. Get governance-ready reporting without spreadsheets.

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104 Hacking Tools and Resources

January 14, 2026

Updated list of 104 hacking tools and resources for security researchers, covering web proxies, recon, API testing, mobile, cloud, and more.

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The Security Researcher Who Thinks Like a Pastor

January 13, 2026

What do pastoring and vulnerability research share? Presence. Evan Connelly explains how attention, patterns, and prevention shape better security work.

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A Safer Future for Security Research: Landmark Moves in Portugal and the UK

December 18, 2025

Portugal’s Article 7 and the UK’s proposed statutory defence mark major steps toward protecting good-faith security research. Explore how these reforms reduce risk and strengthen coordinated vulnerability disclosure.