SMS remains one of the most reliable communication channels available today, with open rates exceeding 90%. Whether you are building an OTP SMS API for authentication, setting up transactional alerts, or automating marketing workflows, a robust SMS API integration is a powerful addition to any stack. In this tutorial, we will explore how a REST SMS API works and walk through a practical implementa
Disclaimer: This article describes a security research activity carried out in a controlled context, with educational goals and the aim of improving security. All references to IPs, domains, paths, file names, and configurations have been anonymized or modified to prevent any form of harm or unauthorized enablement. Nothing below is an invitation to test systems without a written mandate from the
Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent and more expensive because criminals are still getting paid. Despite growing awareness, the economics of ransomware still favour attackers. Only 17% of UK organisations hit by ransomware chose to pay, but even among those who do pay, outcomes remain unreliable. According to UK‑wide data, oranisations are now three times more likely to recover from backups
A real-world case study in passive threat intelligence and open-source investigation. Disclaimer: This research was conducted exclusively for educational purposes and passive threat intelligence. No systems were breached, no credentials were used without authorization, and no sensitive identifying data is reported in this article. All information collected comes from publicly accessible sources: S
If you've worked with Drupal long enough, you've faced this decision: Do I build a custom module for this or can ECA handle it? Use ECA When The logic is workflow-based Non-developers need to maintain it ECA workflows live in the admin UI. Your client or site admin can read, modify, and debug them without touching code. A custom module cannot offer that. Speed matters A workflow that would tak
Harbor cities understand accumulated risk. Cargo moves in quietly. Weather shifts by degrees. One bad assumption can sit unnoticed until it reaches critical mass. Halifax has lived with that kind of memory for more than a century. On December 6, 1917, a collision in Halifax Harbor triggered the largest man-made explosion prior to the atomic bomb, a disaster that directly changed the lives of over
Manual content discovery is a core skill in application security testing. Instead of relying only on automated scanners, you can use simple HTTP requests and browser tools to find exposed files, hidden paths, and technology fingerprints. This covers techniques like checking robots.txt, fingerprinting favicons, reading sitemap.xml, inspecting HTTP headers, and spotting framework markers in HTML sou
The first article on this blog explained how it was built in 30 minutes with Claude Code. Naturally, a blog needs comments. Same constraints: no database, no external dependencies, no Disqus tracking visitors. Just PHP + JSON files. Built in one session with Claude Code — the interesting part wasn't the code, it was the security audit that followed. A comment system without a database seems trivia