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149: Mini-Stories: Vol 3

Darknet Diaries

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Tools Without Tact Can Cause Chaos

Using powerful tools like masscan without understanding their settings can lead to catastrophic results, such as overwhelming a network. A junior pen tester increased packet output by several zeros, resulting in excessive traffic that strained the network's infrastructure, specifically impacting the next hop like a switch or router. This unconsidered approach not only caused a denial of service but highlighted the importance of comprehensive training and oversight in technical roles to prevent reckless actions that could cripple network performance.

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