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Dec

Cracking WEP. Watch me hack you.

By D. Shanley 23 Comments
Categories: d. shanley, howto, internet, macosx, privacy, proof-of-concept, security, technology and vulnerability

This post is something I have been meaning to write about for ages. We all use wireless network connections all the time, At work, home - on the move. For most of us pro's wireless networking has become the norm, so much so that if you get to an airport or train-station that doesn't offer some kind of wireless access you feel like you're sitting in a backwards ultra low tech bumpkinesque farm. Continue reading ‘Cracking WEP. Watch me hack you.’

21
Oct

POLL: 2 cents on PDAs?

By C.J. Sollien 4 Comments
Categories: c.j. sollien, experience, q&a, review and technology

What I would like to pull off with this post is to get some opinions for the best PDAs on the market right now.  Not just the uber powerful with linux under the hood but also the super user friendly 'enduser' PDAs.  Continue reading ‘POLL: 2 cents on PDAs?’

10
Aug

Native or interpreted, which will survive?

By D. Shanley 13 Comments
Categories: d. shanley, methodology, q&a and technology

Native compiled applications are what we all use every day, that word processor, this web browser. But just what is the difference between all the other systems used that are interpreted (this web blog, all those networking myspace-esque sites) even that poker game on your cellphone. What are the benefits of these different types of applciation structure? Continue reading ‘Native or interpreted, which will survive?’

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    • chris eng, chris wysopal [weldpond] &
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  • The Government?s Top Hackers? - Popular Mechanics recently published an article about the NSA Red Team, which caught my interest, having been a part of that organization for a short stint back in early 2000. The article does a
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    • dave goldsmith, jeremy rauch &
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    • bruce schneier [bt]

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  • CitiBank Card Numbers and PINS Stolen in Server Breach - Many years ago, (like ten or more) there was a major US bank (BoA, CitiBank I don’t remember) that had a major security breach. I don’t remember all the details, and Google has been less
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    • dino dai zovi

  • ARDAgent.app Vulnerability Analysis - Apple recently released Mac OS X 10.5.4 with accompanying security updates for 25 vulnerabilities.  Notably absent, however, is a fix for the recently brouhaha’d ARDAgent.app local privilege
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