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Metasploit Reloaded

HD Moore's open-source Metasploit Framework has been rewritten from scratch and released with 177 exploits, 104 payloads and new modules to exploit Wi-Fi driver vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel.In addition to hundreds of exploits and payloads, Moore said Metasploit 3.0 also ships with 30 auxiliary modules to perform tasks like...

Tags: SECURITY, HD Moore, payload, denial of service, exploit, vulnerability, Wi-Fi, open source, Microsoft Windows

Image galleries 2007-03-27

Metasploit 3.0 ships with 177 exploits, 104 payloads

HD Moores open-source Metasploit Framework has been rewritten from scratch and released with 177 exploits, 104 payloads and new modules to exploit Wi-Fi driver vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel. Version 3.0 of the point-and-click hacking tool, which is used for pen testing and to verify patch installations, is now...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Wireless LANs, Hacking, Wi-Fi, SECURITY, Metasploit 3.0, Meterpreter, payload, Ruby scripting language, plug-in

Blog posts 2007-03-27

'Storm Worm' hits computers around the world

'Storm Worm' hits computers around the worldSame here...But did you know that:7% of Windows users have a grasp on technology, but are too stubborn to realize that Macs are better,67% are people that are clueless about computers, but Windows is familiar to them,10% are people that is completely lost on...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, UNIX, payload, Congratulations, Microsoft Windows, computer, Storm Worm, Linux, Internet

Discussion threads 2007-01-19

Photos: Smokey Bear's neutron tool

A plane swoops toward a wildfire to dump its payload of flame retardant. Dramatic, yes. But heroic pilots are only part of the story.

Tags: pilot, payload, tool

Image galleries 2006-06-01

Photos: Smokey Bear's neutron tool

A plane swoops toward a wildfire to dump its payload of flame retardant. Dramatic, yes. But heroic pilots are only part of the story.

Tags: pilot, payload, tool

Image galleries 2006-06-01

Joint PHY/MAC Based Link Adaptation for Wireless LANs With Multipath Fading

Wireless local area networks offer a range of transmitted data rates that are to be selected according to estimated channel conditions. However, due to packet overheads and contention times introduced by the CSMA/CA multiple access protocol, effective throughput is much less than the nominal data rates. Most multimedia applications use...

Tags: Throughput, Network, WLAN, Adaptation, Payload, Multipath, University Of California, LANs, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Networking, Wireless

White papers 2006-01-18

AIM users targeted again by IM worm, rootkit and adware

Hot off the press -- another IM worm is making the rounds, targeting AIM users and leaving a nasty payload of rootkits, trojans and adware including 180solutions and Zango. Research experts at FaceTime Security LabsTM, the threat research division of FaceTime Communications, identified and reported a new threat today affecting...

Tags: rootkit, IM, AOL Instant Messenger

Blog posts 2006-01-06

FPGA-Based CDMA Switch for Networks-on-Chip

This paper presents timing and area results for an FPGA implementation of a CDMA-based switch for networks-on-chip. The design was mapped onto the Xilinx Virtex4 XC4VLX200 device using Synplify Pro for a range of payload sizes. The synthesis results give the area and maximum frequency obtained. Simulation verifies the desired...

Tags: CDMA, Payload, University Of Minnesota, FPGA, Simulation, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

White papers 2005-04-15

Performance Analysis of Information Hiding

Information hiding in host data, or transparent digital watermarking, can be treated as an application of digital communications in which the hidden information is conveyed through a channel where the noise includes the host data and stems from other sources. The amount of information to be hidden is called the...

Tags: Performance, Payload, Information, Detector, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers

Additional Resources

Tiller Beauchamp on the Recon 2008 conference

Guest Editorial by Tiller Beauchamp Earlier this month I had the opportunity to present RE:Trace at the Recon conference, a reverse engineering conference held every other year in Montreal, Canada.  The conference consisted of three days of training and three days of talks in a single track.  Topics...

Tags: Reverse Engineering, Kernel, Conference, Novell NetWare, LDAP, Operating Systems, Servers, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security software

The latest high trafficked web site to fall victim into the continuing waves of massive SQL injection attacks courtesy of copycats and the ASProx botnet, is Sony's PlayStation U.S site according to a recent post at SophosLabs's blog : "Researchers at IT security firm Sophos have warned lovers of...

Tags: Sony Corp., Domain, SQL, Sony Playstation, SQL Injection, Hacker, Programming Languages, Game Players, Databases, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Researcher claims thousands of identities stolen during Social Engineering pentests

Kelly Jackson Higgins of Dark Reading, reported on research conducted by Joshua Perrymon, hacking director for PacketFocus Security Solutions and CEO of RedFlag Security, who has been performing social engineering exploits for numerous clients in the past year and has apparently stolen thousands of identities with a 100 percent success rate. ...

Tags: Social Engineering, Identity, Dark Reading Article, Identity Theft, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities

Apple has shipped another Mac OS X monster update to fix a total of 25 documented vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution attacks. With Security Update 2008-004, Apple fixes code execution flaws in Launch Services, SMB File Server, System Configuration, VPN and WebKit. ...

Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Arbitrary Code Execution, Small And Medium Business, Apache Tomcat, Application Termination, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Smb/Sme, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-06-30

Car makers are doing all they can, you and I are the problem

Car makers are doing all they can, you and I are the problem....Not buying it Harry. People didn't buy the more efficient vehicles because they were not marketed with the same "sexy" fervor as the larger and less efficient ones. That is a fact. Almost every car commercial or advertisement...

Tags: Manufacturing, I-told-you-so, Blame Game, big vehicle, efficient vehicle

Discussion threads 2008-06-18

Airport security part 3: Planes, trains, and automobiles

I took a trip home to Michigan this week via Amtrak, and I got to thinking about previous articles I've written about airline security and wondered why are the security concerns so much more lax for trains and cars than they are for planes?  There's certainly some obvious...

Tags: Bottle, Airport Security, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-06-15

Flash attack may as well have been zero-day

Guest Editorial by Dino Dai Zovi It has almost been a week since the Adobe Flash zero-day attack false alarm.  Since then, a number of people have called Symantec out as being irresponsible for crying wolf and announcing the raising the ThreatCon without fully researching the vulnerability (Full...

Tags: Vulnerability, Attack, Flash, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-06-03

ActiveX control bug bites Creative Labs AutoUpdate engine

A high-severity security flaw in the Creative Software automatic update engine could put Windows computers at risk of remote code execution attacks, according to a warning from the US-CERT Computer Emergency Readiness Team. The vulnerability affects the software used to provide updates to Creative Labs' audio/video entertainment product line,...

Tags: Webcam, Zen, Automatic Update, Blaster Worm, ActiveX Control, Creative Labs Inc., ActiveX Control Bug, Create Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Patches, Viruses And Worms, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-05-30

Michael Howard on SQL Injection and my concerns on the most recent attacks

So, in catching up with blogs after vacation, I went and had a peak at Michael Howard's web log, and was glad to see another post from him.  His posts are very insightful I just wish he would post more.  So, way back on May 16th (old news now, but still...

Tags: Web, SQL, SQL Injection, Attack, Michael Howard, SQL Payload, SDL, Programming Languages, Databases, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-05-29

Adobe Flash drive-by attacks redux

Adobe has finally issued an almost-definitive statement on the reports of a zero-day attack targeting its flagship Flash Player, suggesting kinda that the vulnerability is already patched. In a progress report posted to the official Adobe PSIRT blog, David Lenoe stops short of making definitive statements on...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Vulnerability, Macromedia Flash Player, Malware, Attack, Malware Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-05-28

2008 Suzuki XL7 Limited

The 2008 Suzuki XL7 Limited is about as much crossover SUV as you can get for the money. Its ride quality and cabin materials might not be on a par with those of other models in the segment, but the XL7 Limited does pack an impressive payload of features--including one...

Tags: Suzuki XL7, pylon, display, camera, Suzuki XL7 Ltd., XL7 Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-05-23