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Bootable Linux security distros
Darknet.org.uk has a pretty good list of Linux distributions that are geared to security tasks like pentesting, forensics and nsm. The good thing about this list is that these are Live CD’s. This means you can drop them into your CD a boot into a working Linux distro without affecting the currently installed operating system. [...]
Continue reading...Is that website safe?
12. September 2006
When we click on a hyperlink we really have no idea if the site on the other end is safe. When I go there will I find spyware, a virus infected file, a browser exploit…who knows? I’m pretty paranoid when I “surf” the web. Anytime I go adventuring on the web I am doing it [...]
Continue reading...Pocket wireless pentesting device
30. August 2006
Former NSA dude Dave Aitel (no, I didn’t know him when I was there) has developed a wireless handheld hacking device called Silica. His company, Immunity expects to sell the device for about $3000. Based on the descriptions it sounds like a wireless, portable version of Immunity’s Canvas product or Core Security’s Impact. Silica can [...]
Continue reading...Anti-phishing tools for browsers
30. August 2006
Over the past few days I have seem to run across a few different browser toolbars / extensions / plugins that are designed to help protect you from phishing sites. Some use proprietary lists of suspected phishing sites, some analyze sites on the fly and still others work from user feedback mechanisms. I am sure [...]
Continue reading...An easy way to delpoy SELinux
6. August 2006
I saw a reference to the SELinux Policy Editor (seedit) project today. It’s purpose is to make it easier to deploy SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux)….those of you who have tried know what a pain that can be. SELinux provides Mandatory Access Controls to Linux operating systems and was written by the NSA. If you want [...]
Continue reading...Free scanner for rogue Wireless Access Points
1. August 2006
Network Chemistry has released a tool to help find rogue Wireless Access Points on your network, called RogueScanner. It’s a Windows only tool available as source code, command line or GUI based. Below is a screen shot of the GUI. I tried it out and it’s not a bad tool for free. It has the ability [...]
Continue reading...Security Search Plugins for Firefox
13. July 2006
Being a self-proclaimed Security Geek I've written several Firefox search plugins for various security related sites, such as SecurityFocus, Secunia, OSVDB, and found a few others on the web as well..
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- (ab)using Tor to spy on connections
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26. September 2006
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