API Security Guide

How Hackers Actually Get Into Your Accounts in 2026: Complete Guide to Credential Stuffing, Phishing, Social Engineering, SIM Swap & Malware Protection How Hackers Actually Get Into Your Accounts in 2026: Complete Guide to Credential Stuffing, Phishing, Social Engineering, SIM Swap & Malware Protection By Amardeep Maroli | April 5, 2026 | Online Safety, Cybersecurity | 14 min read Home About Contact Most security advice is written backwards. It gives you a list of defences without explaining what you're defending against. "Use a strong password" — but why? What does a hacker actually do with a weak password? "Don't click suspicious links" — but what happens if you do? I think understanding the attack is what makes the defence feel worth doing. So in this post I'm going to explain the actual techniques attackers use to compromi...

What is XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)? Real Examples, Attack Types, and Prevention (2026) What is XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)? Real Examples, Attack Types, and Prevention (2026) By Amardeep Maroli  |  April 5, 2026  |  Web Security, XSS Attacks, Cybersecurity  |  11 min read Home About Contact Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is one of the most common and dangerous web vulnerabilities. It allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages, which then execute in the browser of unsuspecting users — without their knowledge or permission. The first time I successfully triggered an XSS payload in a PortSwigger lab, I understood why developers fear this vulnerability so much. Seeing JavaScript execute inside a trusted website’s context completely changed how I thought about browser security. What makes XSS particularly dangerous is that it exploits trust. Users trust the w...

How Hackers Find Vulnerabilities – Step‑by‑Step Guide 2026 How Hackers Find Vulnerabilities – Step‑by‑Step Guide 2026 By Amardeep Maroli | April 5, 2026 | Cybersecurity, Ethical Hacking, Bug Bounty | 10 min read Home About Contact Understanding how hackers find vulnerabilities is one of the most important skills in cybersecurity. Ethical hackers and bug bounty hunters follow structured methodologies to discover weaknesses in systems and help organizations fix them before attackers abuse them. This post walks you through the realistic step‑by‑step process hackers use in 2026, from simple domain lookups to full exploitation and post‑exploitation. In this post: Step 1: Reconnaissance (Information Gathering) Step 2: Scanning Step 3: Enumer...

Python for Security Testing 2026: Complete Beginner Guide — HTTP Requests, Automation, IDOR Scripts, Directory Brute Force & Real Hacking Examples Python for Security Testing 2026: Complete Beginner Guide — HTTP Requests, Automation, IDOR Scripts, Directory Brute Force & Real Hacking Examples By Amardeep Maroli | April 5, 2026 | Python Security, Ethical Hacking, Scripting | 13 min read Home About Contact From my experience: The moment I started writing Python scripts, I stopped depending on tools and started actually understanding how vulnerabilities work. Quick Summary: This guide shows how Python is used in real security testing — including HTTP requests, automation, IDOR testing, and parsing tool output. You'll learn practical scripts and the exact skills needed for real-world cybersecurity work. Real Case — Automation in Real Attacks Case: API Da...

What Is API Security? Complete Beginner Guide 2026 — BOLA, Broken Auth, SSRF, OWASP API Top 10 Explained With Real Examples What Is API Security? Complete Beginner Guide 2026 — BOLA, Broken Auth, SSRF, OWASP API Top 10 Explained With Real Examples By Amardeep Maroli | April 5, 2026 | API Security, Web Security, Beginner Guide | 12 min read Home About Contact Quick Summary: API security is the practice of protecting application endpoints from unauthorized access, data exposure, and abuse. In this guide, you'll learn how real API attacks work (like BOLA, SSRF, and broken authentication), why APIs are the biggest attack surface today, and how developers actually secure them in production systems. When I first heard the term "API security," I nodded like I understood it. I didn't. I knew what an API was in the same vague way most develo...