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My name is Jake Scott, I am an experienced Web Developer with a history of working in the education management industry. Skilled in Java, Javascript, Python, Rocket, Go. Capable information technology professional currently completing a Master's degree in Information Technology; specializing in security. Education includes a Bachelors degree in Arts, with a double major in History and Politics from Monash University.

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Coding Feb 1, 2020

Implementing TLS in the Rocket Web-Framework in macOS.


<img src="/resources/img/blog/coding/2020-01-02/rocketTLS.png" alt="Rocket Logo intersecting prettycons' certificate from Favicon" style="max-width:500px; display: table; margin:auto;"> <p>Recently I have been a new web application in Rust. The application is being developed from a security first perspective using Rocket as the web framework.</p> <p>In the process of development, I released that it was becoming crucial for me to implement HTTPS in local development, as browsers such as Firefox a...

Tags: Rust, rustlang, Rocket, TLS,
Cyber Security Jan 16, 2020

How to check if you are vulnerable to Cable Haunt: CVE-2020-19494


<img src="/resources/img/blog/cve/2020-0601/cable_haunt_gradient.png" style="max-width:250px; display: table; margin:auto;padding:20px;" alt="The Hades Distribution Company homepage"><br> <h4>Background:</h4> <p>Cable Haunt is a critical vulnerability discovered in cable modems that can allow remote code execution. This essentially means that with a specially crafted payload an attacker could gain access to your home network and all of the devices connected to it. At the moment it is estimated t...

Tags: cve, exploits, cablehaunt, python, modem,
Hack The Box Dec 15, 2019

Web Challenge - HDC


Hack The Box's HDC web challenge by user Thiseas seems simple. But it toys with your expectations in a web-based challenge, and teaches you a valuable lesson in being careful when reverse engineering a website. <br><br> <h3>The Challenge</h3> "We believe a certain individual uses this website for shady business. Can you find out who that is and send him an email to check, using the web site’s functionality? Note: The flag is not an e-mail address." <h3>Hints:</h3> - Functions are not always as...

Tags: Hacking, Exploit, Web, Challenge,
General Dec 13, 2019

Starting a New Website


Okay here we are. <br><br>The new website is up and running, all components are working as expected and all that remains is to start writing articles. But before I do, I just want to detail a couple of the features I have added to this site.<br><br> Perhaps the most unusual is the redacted feature which is demonstrated below. To see what is hidden behind the black lines, simply hover and click.<br><br> <u>I created this to hide certain elements of my tutorials for when you are ready to see the...

Tags: Introduction,