[ad] The Interceptor is a wireless wired network tap. Basically, a network tap is a way to listen in to network traffic as it flows past. Most tools are designed to pass a copy of the traffic onto a specified wired interface which is then plugged into a machine to allow a user to monitor […]
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Cisco Vulnerability Given ‘Write Once, Run Anywhere’ Treatement
[ad] This is an interesting development in router security, Cisco bugs have been popping up now and then – not that often – but usually when they do they are quite serious. The problem with them was you needed so many variations unless you were just targeting one specific router, with that specific version of […]
Malware Researchers Discover Rootkit HKTL-BRUDEVIC Similar to Sony CD Malware
[ad] You might remember the Sony BMG Rootkit fiasco back in 2006 when the whole Internet was up in arms about Sony installing a rootkit in the name of Digital Restriction Rights Management. Another piece of malware has been uncovered that has been linked to Sony and their Fingerprint reader. Researchers have unearthed rootkit-like functionality […]
SARA – Security Auditor’s Research Assistant – Network Analysis Tool
[ad] This tool has been around for a LONG time in some form or another, some of you old-skool guys may remember a package called SATAN, this was the best semi-automatic security analysis tool around back then. From SATAN and it’s development came SARA, which is now in it’s 3rd generation. Advanced Research’s philosophy relies […]
Firewalk – Firewall Ruleset Testing Tool
[ad] This is another oldskool tool, but still relevant! TCP and UDP still work in the same way and firewalls/edge devices are still often configured wrongly. Firewalk is an active reconnaissance network security tool that attempts to determine what layer 4 protocols a given IP forwarding device will pass. Firewalk works by sending out TCP […]