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Are all engineers secretly terrorists?: Two Oxford dons have published a paper which claims that engineering and terrorism share a common mindset. (The lead author is Diego Gambetta, right.) Personally I can see a closer relationship between being being an Oxford sociology professor and having your head...but I digress. (Someone needs a lesson...; Tags: Hacking Tool, Terrorism, Engineer, 9/11 Commission, Hacking, Homeland Security, C/C++, Security, Government, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-31
First hacking tools, now key words are outlawed: First hacking tools, now key words are outlawedSon of ECHELONor: they could simply contract with a US/GB/CA/NZ led global operation that has the capability to provide the level of filtering they appear to be after :)And I thought the US government was clueless...... for calling [url=http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3392]an ID thief a "hacker"...; Tags: SECURITY, hacking tool, hacking; Discussion threads 2007-09-11
First hacking tools, now key words are outlawed: Reading this Reuters report is a trip to the Twilight Zone. Or, maybe, it is an Onion-esque spoof on reality. The EU is going to force search engines to block access to bomb-making sites? Huh? What are these guys thinking? EU Justice and Security Commissioner...; Tags: Hacking, Bomb, Hacking Tool, Terrorism, Web Page, Wikipedia, Richard Stiennon; Blog posts 2007-09-11
hacking tools go mainstream: Hacking tools go mainstreamLOL - n00bs!People pay for hacking tools?Metasploit, Nessus, Ettercap, nikto, nmap and a ton of others.all excellent tools and all free.RE: Hacking tools go mainstreamHILARIOUS !RE: Hacking tools go mainstreamDoesnt matter. The 'net is not useful for much now anyways. Nearly Every site has some kind of...; Tags: SECURITY, hacking tool, hacking; Discussion threads 2007-09-04
hacking tools go mainstream: Hacking isn't what it used to be. These days, you don't have to be a evil genius geekboy to come up with ways to break into systems; hacking tools are offered for sale for those who want hacking made easy, the BBC reports. "They are starting to...; Tags: Hacking, Hacking Tool, Software Business, MPack, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-09-04

hacking tools don't hack, hackers do: Hacking tools don't hack, hackers doLaws as ToolsI seem to recall then US Attorney General John Ashcroft constantly use the word "tools" in his sales pitch for the USA Patriot Act. Presumably, he meant tools to be used to go after "bad guys" who couldn't be proven guilty by...; Tags: SECURITY, Darwin, Notepad, hacking tool, hacking, tool; Discussion threads 2007-08-14
hacking tools don't hack, hackers do: It is not unusual for society, and particularly law makers, to identify tools with crimes. It is a knee jerk response. If there are a lot of crimes committed with guns, outlaw guns. If a lot of skiers get killed by collisions with trees, cut down the trees! Law...; Tags: Hacking, Hacking Tool, Hacker, Richard Stiennon; Blog posts 2007-08-14
Making progress (Silica -- a wireless hacking tool ): Making progress (Silica -- a wireless hacking tool )So is the clapDid you get it?Re to Dantheman123You said, "Sweet! This is a GOOD thing! Don't you GET IT??!" My response:No.Sweet!This is a GOOD thing! Don't you GET IT??!SilicaThat's it. I'm changing careers and becoming a potato farmer. Give one...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Hacking, Operating systems, FUD, Silica, wireless hacking tool, security, Microsoft Windows, hacking tool, network, tool, wireless; Discussion threads 2007-02-07
Silica -- a wireless hacking tool: Penetration testing firm Immunity has started shipping Silica, a wireless handheld pen-testing device capable of finding -- and exploiting -- security vulnerabilities.; Tags: security vulnerability, handheld, tool, wireless, hacking tool, security; Image galleries 2007-02-06
Combat password cracking and brute-force hacking tools: This sample chapter, taken from Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third, discusses how to use brute-force tools to crack an encrypted hash. It's important that you understand how (and where) most passwords are stored so you know what these tools are doing and the method behind their madness.This sample...; Tags: Password, Hacking, Password Cracking, Hacking Tool, Tool, McGraw-Hill Companies, Productivity; Book chapters 2006-03-17
Combat wireless hacking tools and techniques: This sample chapter, taken from Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third Edition, discusses wireless hacking tools and techniques. The threats to wireless networks are not just limited to malicious users looking for open networks;anyone could sit in the parking lot and sniff the network's traffic.This sample chapter, taken from...; Tags: Technique, Hacking Tool, Tool, McGraw-Hill Companies, Hacking, Productivity, Wi-Fi, Security, Wireless; Book chapters 2006-03-17
New generation of hacking tools puts many more Wireless LANs at risk: This week, Michael Ossmann of SecurityFocus released an alarming article on the recent advancements in wireless LAN encryption cracking that put manyWLAN networks once thought to be secure at risk. Even though the WPA standard brought us TKIP encryption in 2003 and the 802.11i standard brought us AES encryption this...; Tags: WEP; Blog posts 2004-12-16
New hacking tool: chocolate: New hacking tool: chocolateI would sell out my company for a Tic-Tac!I would sell out my company for a Tic-Tac!Since they seem to go out of their way to remind us that our employment is "at will" and can be temanated "at will" I see no reason to to give...; Tags: hacking tool, hacking, password, USB flash drive; Discussion threads 2004-04-20

Additional Resources

Apani and Cross-Platform Server Isolation: A while ago, I spoke with the folks of Apani about security in virtualized environments. Although this isn't a topic that is getting as much media attention as virtual machine software, virtual access software or virtual application environment software, it is a very important topic. Security risks still exist even...; Tags: Software, Environment, Apani, EpiForce, Server Virtualization, Servers, Security, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-13
McAfee's HackerSafe: When all else fails, rebrand it!: Not to beat a dead horse, that's already been beaten to death time and time again, but... Update 05/12/08: Russ McRee has actually just posted a story about "Why PCI DSS is Doomed". Came across this page on McAfee's site about their "McAfee Secure", "McAfee...; Tags: Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Major career web sites hit by spammers attack: What is the future of spamming next to managed spamming appliances, like the ones already offered for use on demand? It's targeted spamming going beyond the segmentation of the already harvested emails on per country basis, and including other variables such as city of residence, employment history, education, spoken languages,...; Tags: Job, CAPTCHA, Web, Career, Spammer, Malware, Web Site, Spamming, Tool, Attack, E-mail, Spam, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Creating an XP SP3 slipstreamed ISO file: If you are not a TechNet or MSDN subscriber then getting your hands on a copy of Windows XP with SP3 means having to do some legwork yourself (or shell out for a new license ... but I'm assuming that you have better things to spend your money on!). ...; Tags: CD, ISO, nLite, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Microsoft Windows XP, Quality, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-12
The application interface problem: I believe that almost any programming language can be used to build almost any kind of user interface, but that the closer the user interface is to the assumptions built into the language, the simpler and more efficient this component of the overall application will be. More importantly, I believe...; Tags: Application, User Interface, Tool, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-12
True Server Virtualization: I see that Tony Asaro, Chief Strategy Officer over at Virtual Iron, recently presented some interesting comments about what makes up true server virtualization in his blog. In his post, he points out that "The hypervisor is important and is useful for consolidating servers. But true server virtualization isn't just...; Tags: Environment, Server, Virtual Machine, Tool, Server Virtualization, Virtual Machine Software, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Link Generator (zip): Webmasters who need to make quick links for the Web site this tool is for you. Create up to 20 links and just copy and paste the code into you html page. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Link, Brianwisniewski, Web Site Development, Productivity, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-05-12