Top 10 Web Hacking Techniques of 2025 and a Hint for 2026 - James Kettle - ASW #380
From Security Weekly Podcast Network (Audio) by Security Weekly Productions
April 28, 2026 · 45 min
About this episode
James Kettle discusses the top web hacking techniques of 2025 and the potential influence of LLMs on future techniques.
Portswigger's list of web hacking techniques is a long-running celebration of curiosity and research from the web hacking community. James Kettle shares his thoughts on the entries from 2025 and how he expects LLMs and agents to influence what the list will look like for next year. He also shares some insights on using LLMs for his own blackbox research, giving us a peek into the work he'll be sharing at Black Hat USA this summer. Resources https://portswigger.net/research/top-10-web-hacking-techniques-of-2025 https://blackhat.com/us-26/briefings/schedule/index.html#can-ai-do-novel-security-research-meet-the-http-terminator-51894 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-380
People in this episode
Guest: James Kettle
Topics covered
- web hacking techniques
- cybersecurity
- LLMs in security research
- blackbox research
- Portswigger
- Black Hat USA
Keywords
- web hacking
- cybersecurity techniques
- LLMs
- blackbox research
- Portswigger
- Black Hat USA
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Organizations: Portswigger, Black Hat USA
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