The latest articles on DEV Community by Ishani (@ishani). https://dev.to/ishani https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2811158%2F41412c96-3ab0-4089-971c-3e8dceca3f2d.png https://dev.to/ishani en Ishani Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:12:34 +0000 https://dev.to/ishani/advanced-search-engines-1ag7 https://dev.to/ishani/advanced-search-engines-1ag7 <p>Today I was amazed by what these search engines can do<br> <strong><a href="https://www.shodan.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.shodan.io/</a></strong> <br> Shodan search engine presents internet connected devices. What does this mean for me? I can find live servers running with specific versions, find IoT devices etc. </p> <p><strong><a href="https://search.censys.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://search.censys.io/</a></strong><br> This amazing engine provides searching of hosts, websites, certificates, mail servers, databases etc.</p> <p>Now what are the use cases for me as a researcher?</p> <ol> <li>Identify the exposed services that could be an entry point for an attack</li> <li>detect systems with outdated software or vulnerable protocols</li> <li>ensure compliance of infrastructure with security policies</li> <li>investigate malicious IP addresses, server configurations, open ports</li> </ol> <p><strong><a href="https://haveibeenpwned.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://haveibeenpwned.com/</a></strong><br> Do I want to know if my email address is in a data breach, this engine will tell me how many data breaches and how many times it was pasted. Quite fancy</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload</a></strong><br> Virustotal is a really great place to check if a website is safe to visit, also let you upload doubtful files and it will tell you if it is malicious. Moreover it can search for a hash, domain and IP address</p> cybersecurity beginners learning Ishani Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:09:53 +0000 https://dev.to/ishani/mastering-the-art-of-search-tips-4p26 https://dev.to/ishani/mastering-the-art-of-search-tips-4p26 <p>Improving my search skills has been a key part of my cybersecurity journey. Here’s what I’ve learned about using Google Search more effectively.</p> <ul> <li><p>"<strong>phrase</strong>" Can get pages with specific phrase ex: "<strong>travel adapter UK</strong>"</p></li> <li><p><strong>site</strong>: Specify the domain name so that you can limit the search to that domain ex: <strong>site:amazon.com men shoes</strong></p></li> <li><p><strong>minus sign</strong> to avoid search results ex: <strong>cyber security training -GRC</strong></p></li> <li><p><strong>filetype</strong>: find a file type instead of a webpage ex: <strong>sql injections filetype:pdf</strong></p></li> </ul> <p>These are not the only ones, there are so many other useful operators like</p> <ul> <li><p>intitle:</p></li> <li><p>inurl:</p></li> <li><p>related:</p></li> <li><p>cache:</p></li> <li><p>OR</p></li> <li><p>define:</p></li> <li><p>allinurl:</p></li> <li><p>intext:</p></li> </ul> cybersecurity learn browser