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Archives for April 2006
Penetration Testing vs Vulnerability Assessment
There seems to be a certain amount of confusion within the security industry about the difference between Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessment, they are often classified as the same thing when in fact they are not. I know Penetration Testing sounds a lot more exciting, but most people actually want a VA not a pentest, […]
DIY Spyware – Get Into it for just $15
[ad] I remember some time ago there was a VB virus creation kit, there’s actually quite a few. Yah I know, it’s extremely lame. But what to do, it seems less and less people can actually think nowdays, let along think of something original, or wow…even DO SOMETHING ORIGINAL? So what’s the big money maker […]
Kids Learn About Cyber Security – About Time Too!
[ad] I have always said no matter what it be, you need to start ’em young! Same for open source, don’t lock kid into Microsoft operating systems in the schools, give dual boot machines, let them use Ubuntu or Debian or something else. Let them explore free software, let the smart ones see the source, […]
Symantec Dumps L0phtcrack Password Cracker
Man this blows. It seems it happened quite a while ago, I only just found out about it recently though when I was checking to see if L0phtcrack had been updated past version 5. Symantec has quietly pulled the plug on sales of L0phtCrack, the venerable password auditing and recovery application. The decision to discontinue […]