This article will give you an overview of how you can capture network data from an iOS device with a MacBook. Prerequisites If you do not have Xcode installed, you can download the latest version from Apple’s website or the App Store. Setup You are now ready to capture network […]
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In this article, you will learn how to securely wipe your old hard drives before getting rid of them. Introduction If you are like me you probably have a good amount of old hard drives taking up space and collecting dust. You may also ask yourself how to securely erase […]
In this guide, you will learn how to create beautiful and unique QR codes with Stable Diffusion and the ControlNet plugin. Prerequisites You will need to following tools: Install Stable Diffusion Install ControlNet Creating a baseline QR code Stable diffusion cannot encode text into QR codes on its own, so […]
In this article, you will learn a simple way to upscale old videos using QualityScaler (BSRGAN) & RealScaler (Real-ESRGAN). You will also find a quality comparison between the different AI models. Introduction In the last few years, camera quality has improved a lot and with that, our expectation towards video […]
This guide shall demonstrate an easy way to start cracking wifi passwords using the Bettercap web UI and aircrack-ng. Difficulty: MediumTime: n/a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue8W6vojgK8 Prerequisites In this article you are going to learn the easiest method of cracking wifi passwords using Bettercap with it’s web UI and aircrack-ng. Please note […]
This guide shall demonstrate how to set up PiAware (FlightAware) on a Raspberry Pi. Difficulty: EasyTime: 20 minutes Prerequisites Installation The installation process of PiAware is very simple and straight forward. (Optional) Activate Wireless LAN On the prepared micro SD card you will find a file called “piaware-config.txt“. In this […]
This article shall demonstrate the performance difference between Parallels and UTM running Windows 11. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HqtJq7ikPQ Prerequisites All tests are run on a 14″ Macbook Pro with the Apple M2 Pro processor (10 Core CPU, 16 Core GPU), 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD. Both virtual machines are set up […]
This guide shall demonstrate how to set up Kali Linux on Apple Silicon Macs for free using UTM. Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 20-30 minutes Prerequisites Since Apple has made the switch from Intel-based processors to Apple Silicon, running virtual machines on your Mac is not as simple as it used to be. […]
This guide shall explain how to set up a dockerized Folding@Home instance on a Raspberry Pi 4. What is Folding@Home? Folding@home is a distributed computing project that uses the idle processing power of personal computers to perform protein folding simulations and other scientific calculations. The project was developed by the […]
GoBuster is a versatile enumeration tool for domains and websites. This guide shall give an overview on how to use GoBuster. GoBuster Homepage: https://github.com/OJ/gobuster Directory Scanning Almost every website consists of multiple pages and directories. Let’s take the Pentesterlab website as an example. The landing page is located at https://pentesterlab.com/. […]
This guide will explain how to set up a Nessus installation on a Linux server. This guide will use Ubuntu Server 22.04.1 LTS but most Linux servers should work just fine. Time: 15 minutesDifficulty: Beginner Prerequisites This guide is going to assume that you have already set up a Linux […]
Most of us “IT guys” know top and htop as the default process viewers on Linux. Top is the simple version without mouse support or graphical details and htop is the more fancy tool with mouse interactions and basic graphics. But what if I told you that these tools fade […]
This guide shall demonstrate how to set up “Portainer” on a Raspberry Pi. Difficulty: EasyTime: 20 – 30 minutes YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NfUIKDbrrw Prerequisites For this guide, I will assume that you already know how to set up a headless Raspberry Pi. If not, please read the following article before you […]
This guide shall demonstrate how to install and run “Stable Diffusion” locally and run it with a Web UI. Difficulty: EasyTime: 30 minutes What is Stable Diffusion Stable Diffusion is a deep learning, text-to-image model released by startup StabilityAI in 2022. It is primarily used to generate detailed images conditioned […]
This short guide shall give a detailed explanation of how to install Pimox on a Raspberry Pi 4. Difficulty: Beginner – IntermediateTime: 30-45 minutes Prerequisites Raspberry Pi SD Card (min. 16GB) + Reader –> A bigger SD card is strongly recommended! Access to a laptop with an internet connection Monitor […]
This guide shall demonstrate how to download log data of all your Tado devices from the undocumented Tado API with a simple python script. Prerequisites Tado is a well-known manufacturer of smart thermostats and air conditioning controls. Their devices are connected to a cloud service via a “bridge” device. All […]
This guide shall inform the reader on how to install and use the OSINT tool “sherlock”. Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 10 MinutesVideo Showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBkCt5JvMYc Disclaimer: This guide is written purely for educational purposes. While everything this tool does is gather publicly available information, it should NOT be used to cause any harm […]
This guide shall demonstrate the setup process for NextCloudPi. I will go over the initial installation and useful post-setup steps. Prerequisites Raspberry Pi SD card Computer with internet access For the purpose of demonstration, I will be using a Raspberry Pi 4 (8GB). This guide should work on basically any […]
This guide shall demonstrate how to mine the cryptocurrency “Monero” with a Raspberry Pi using the tool “xmrig”. Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 20 – 30 Minutes Prerequisites Raspberry Pi SD Card Acces to a computer with an internet connection I will be using a Raspberry Pi 4 in this demonstration, however, this […]
This short article shall explain an easy way to blur the background of your webcam using Nvidia Broadcast. Difficulty: BeginnerTime: 5-10 minutes Prerequisites An RTX graphics card from Nvidia (RTX 20xx, RTX30xx) An internet connection (to download the tool) Nvidia Broadcast Configuration Download and install the Nvidia Broadcast tool Download: […]