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Austin Altmann

Austin has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota with emphases in systems and security. He specializes in web application and thick application penetration testing as well as on-site and phone-based social engineering assessments. Austin also contributes to the development of applications and tools for the NetSPI penetration testing team.

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Thick Application Pentesting

Introduction to Hacking Thick Clients: Part 6 – The Memory

Just like a human, applications rely on their memory for day to day functions. And just like a human, it can be analyzed and manipulated.

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Thick Application Pentesting

Introduction to Hacking Thick Clients: Part 5 – The API

What's your application doing? And how do you make it do things? Find out how to find out in the latest installment of Introduction to Hacking Thick Clients!

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Thick Application Pentesting

Introduction to Hacking Thick Clients: Part 4 – The Assemblies

Other people can see your code, so code accordingly! Many applications have hardcoded secrets and weak client-side controls.

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Thick Application Pentesting

Introduction to Hacking Thick Clients: Part 3 – The File System and Registry

Thick client applications love to write data to the filesystem and registry. But it's up to us to make sure they're not writing too much!

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Thick Application Pentesting

Introduction to Hacking Thick Clients: Part 2 – The Network

General users may never know or care how an app is communicating with servers. But an attacker may find critical vulnerabilities.

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Thick Application Pentesting

Introduction to Hacking Thick Clients: Part 1 – the GUI

There's more to a thick client's GUI than meets the eye. Often, hidden functionality and data lie just beneath the surface.

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Thick Application Pentesting

Introducing BetaFast – NetSPI's Vulnerable Thick Client

This blog will provide a brief overview of our vulnerable thick client, as well as instructions for running the software.

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Thick Application Pentesting

Limiting The Exposure of Plain Text Passwords in C#

Plain text passwords can easily be exposed if not secured correctly. See expert steps to limit exposure while implementing the SecureString type in .Net applications.

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