BackTrack is the result of the merging of two Innovative Penetration Testing live Linux distributions namely Whax and Auditor. Combining the best features from both distributions, and paying special attention to small details, this is probably the best version of either distributions to ever come out. Based on SLAX (Slackware), BackTrack provides user modularity. This […]
Archives for 2006
Dumbest Thief Ever Busted by E-mail Habit
[ad] Sheriff Brian Rahn said the man made coffee, cooked and ate meals, took showers, picked out a change of clothes, watched television and checked his e-mail during the burglaries. He left behind valuables, including jewelry, firearms and electronic equipment, Rahn said. He also allegedly stole a car in the town of Wayne in the […]
Nmap 4.01 Released – New Features
Nmap (“Network Mapper”) is a free open source utility for network exploration or security auditing. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks, although it works fine against single hosts. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services (application name and version) those hosts […]
Google Desktop Privacy? OR Lack Of..
With the advent of Web 2.0 and more powerful, user friendly web applications, security and privacy concerns have increased. Moreso with the new version of Google Desktop coming out, although this is not strictly a web application, they will be storing your data online. Yes, version 3 adds the ability to “access your documents from […]
Call for Authors and New Members for Relaunch of Darknet
[ad] Darknet is currently undergoing a relaunch, it has been rebuilt from scratch in a new style using a powerful and extensible open source CMS called WordPress. If you wish to contribute please contact us for access to the site. We are looking for people to write articles about anything to do with Hacking, Cracking […]