whatminjacodes [she/they]

whatminjacodes [she/they] @whatminjacodes

About: Did a career switch from software developer to ethical hacker! Going to write about cyber security and my experiences as a woman in tech. Suomeksi: dev.to/minjakoodaa

Location:
Helsinki
Joined:
Oct 13, 2020

whatminjacodes [she/they]
articles - 36 total

How to Create Security Test Files for File Upload

I created a bunch of test files for security testing file upload functionalities and decided to write...

Learn More 2 2May 22

Mobile Security Tools part 3: Objection

Background As an Information Security Specialist at 2NS, I get to learn something new...

Learn More 9 0Nov 1 '24

Practical Example of Escaping XSS Context

In this post, I’ll show an example of a reflected XSS vulnerability where the user input is reflected...

Learn More 4 2Sep 30 '24

Testing Authorization with Auth Analyzer in Burp Suite

Background As an Information Security Specialist at 2NS, I get to learn something new...

Learn More 8 0Sep 18 '24

How to use PwnFox with Burp Suite

I'm working as an Information Security Specialist at 2NS and this time I wanted to teach you how to...

Learn More 9 0Sep 11 '24

List of All My Blog Posts - with direct links

I wanted to pin a list of all my blog post so those are easier to find. So here's a list of...

Learn More 3 0Jun 12 '24

Mobile Security Tools part 2: Frida

Mobile Security Tools-series: Part 1: scrcpy Part 2: Frida ...

Learn More 18 0Jun 7 '24

Building a Simple Chatbot using GPT model - part 2

On the first part of this series, we set up the environment by installing Ubuntu, Python, Pip and...

Learn More 28 5May 31 '24

Building a Simple Chatbot using GPT model - part 1

I have been wanting to understand the vulnerabilities related to Large Language Model (LLM)...

Learn More 2 2May 24 '24

Becoming a Cyber Security Advocate: Importance of Role Models

I have been working in cybersecurity for almost two years now. I began my career as a software...

Learn More 26 8Mar 1 '24

Mobile Security Tools part 1: scrcpy

Mobile Security Tools-series: Part 1: scrcpy Part 2: Frida ...

Learn More 11 0Oct 12 '23

How to setup Burp Suite on Android

On this blog post I want to go through how to setup your Android phone to send traffic to Burp...

Learn More 71 0Sep 29 '23

What is VPN - simple explanation

What is a VPN? VPN, or Virtual Private Network, creates an encrypted connection from a...

Learn More 2 0Jul 20 '22

Simple instructions on how to use Password Manager - and why

Generating weak passwords or reusing the same password across different services is a real problem....

Learn More 7 0Apr 21 '22

From Software Developer to Ethical Hacker

Like the title is saying, I'm switching from Software Development to Ethical Hacking! I got an...

Learn More 21 1Mar 29 '22

Nevertheless, Minja succeeded

Last year when I participated in #SheCoded, I wrote a bit about my past (negative) experiences. You...

Learn More 16 0Mar 5 '22

Creative Coding Tutorial Series part 1

I wanted to learn more about Creative Coding, so I decided to do this tutorial series if anyone else...

Learn More 11 0Feb 27 '22

Cute PC Accessories

Not that serious blog post this time! I wanted to list some of the cute computer accessories that I...

Learn More 35 12Feb 18 '22

Developing Virtual Reality applications while suffering from motion sickness

I have always easily gotten motion sick: if I read in a moving car or even with some video games that...

Learn More 37 5Feb 11 '22

How I keep drafted blog posts organized

When I started to write this blog, my drafts quickly became a chaos and it was difficult to go...

Learn More 16 6Feb 4 '22

Augmented Faces with Unity and ARCore

Last time we created an Augmented Reality app that recognized vertical planes (like walls) and added...

Learn More 2 0Jan 25 '22

Plane Detection with ARCore and Unity

Last time we went through how to detect images and display 3D content on top of it. You can check the...

Learn More 12 1Jan 18 '22

Augmented Images using ARCore and Unity

Last time we installed Unity game engine and configured ARCore plugin. You can check the tutorial...

Learn More 2 0Jan 11 '22

Tech Tuesday - Introduction to Augmented Reality

I started a new series on my Instagram (whatminjaplays) called Tech Tuesday, where I go through...

Learn More 1 0Jan 4 '22

Unity setup and ARCore installation

This step-by-step guide is meant as a starting point when building Augmented Reality applications...

Learn More 0 0Jan 4 '22

Being girly doesn't mean you can't be serious or professional

It's okay for girls to like pink, wear a dress and want a family. But it's also okay to not want any...

Learn More 12 0Oct 11 '21

Staying active during the work day - Customized Pomodoro

My goal this year has been to get my inactive time during the day lower. I'll let you know how I got...

Learn More 12 4May 17 '21

How I build my social media brand in 2021 - after having two accounts with over 10k followers

I've been an active Instagram user for about 6 years. I started posting on Instagram because photogra...

Learn More 6 0Apr 1 '21

How do I battle impostor syndrome?

Me and many others suffer from impostor syndrome. What is it actually? Merriam-Webster dictionary...

Learn More 6 4Mar 26 '21

4 reasons why I love programming

I have talked about my experiences in programming, but I haven't really said what are the reasons I...

Learn More 30 3Mar 19 '21