Thane's Cyber Blog

Author: thanealldis

  • My Year In The Industry

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    Introduction Hello! If this is the first blog post you are reading, my name is Thane and I want to use this space to talk about my year within the cybersecurity industry. I was a consultant tester for ECSC from August 2022 to August 2023 as part of a student placement opportunity with my university.…

  • ret2libc – Return to libc

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    Hello! In this post I wanted to go over the university challenge that caused me unnecessary stress due to my oversight. This technique is known as Return To LibC or ret2libc. This method bypasses security mechanisms like non-executable (NX) stack protection. I want to add some quick Disclaimers that this post is still a work…

  • Hello World!

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    Hello! This is the first post in my first ever blog! As someone who has recently finished university and is becoming serious about finding work in the tech industry, I realise how important it is to have a place where I can highlight and showcase myself along with my work. Why Now? In hindsight, this…