Forum: Miscellaneous Security Discussions

Has anyone tried out PHLAK? For those of you who haven`t its a distro similar to Knoppix-std in that its boots (and runs) off a CD and comes...

This applies for some people in the US. You know those Licenses that have the barcode on the back? Want to find out what info that the machines...

Ed Skoudis has a new one on his couterhack site for Valentines Day. Here is the direct link to the PDF: ...

Have you been caught "hacking" -- even though you were trying to do the "right thing?" Howdy Everyone, I'm finally writing that LAST...

Forgive me if I am wrong, but would the FBI, NSA, or whoever, wouldn't it be easier to monitor hackers, if they kept tabs on all the "war servers" ...

i was reading this article and thaught people should take a look at this. without your knowledge your computer might be used for illegal activity. ...

It seems that wireless network hotspots are all the rage. You can't go into a Starbuck's Coffee or a Borders Books without seeing people on their...

Ok this is creepy. look at this netstat -an the 0.0.0.0.0 are IE connections. I run antyports and it showed me that IE,AOL,lsaas, system...

Hello, Situation: 4 NT4 Servers, One Server 2003. NT4 Server running IIS and assigned a public IP. Boss going to Saudi Arabia for 10 days and...

Just came across this on the BBC-found it interesting QUOTE It received funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the...

Hey all, We recently had an existing client of ours ask if we can host another website for them either on their existing server or in our shared...

I have always said this would happen. In fact, we did a proof of concept a while back with local traffic cams. ...

I dunno.. I suspect that this won't really be used and that someone can still find you or find ways to bypass the software. Read the full...

Haven't seen this posted yet, but it seems fairly serious: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-01/0994.html Application:...

there is a man who is making me harass whenever iwant ot chat on yahoo aim or any other such as mirc he come with me and start chatting he is not...

I noticed that fake links and website spoofing are on the rise lately. These types of threats are in my opinion, the most dangerous as these attacks...

From CNN Oh yay. More email. Seriously though. Why not work with CERT on this kind of stuff? Why recreate the wheel?

Well, ok. Maybe call it something else. I was talking with a publisher today about the possibility of writing a book. They are interested but damned...

Howdy - I'm a COSC major at UT Permian Basin, and I've enrolled in a research class this semester... My topic -Internet Security - I picked the...