wig is a web application information gathering tool, which can identify numerous Content Management Systems and other administrative applications. It’s strength is CMS identification, it can also attempt to do OS fingerprinting. The application fingerprinting is based on checksums and string matching of known files for different versions of CMSes. This results in a score […]
Archives for March 2015
Rowhammer – DDR3 Exploit – What You Need To Know
So the big news this week was the release of details of a very clever hardware attack posted by Google’s Project Zero security initiative called Rowhammer. The impressive part is this is a hardware/manufacturing bug that has elevated to a software based attack. In simple terms Rowhammer is an attack that exploits physical weaknesses in […]
MessenPass – Recover MSN, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, Trillian Passwords
MessenPass is a password recovery tool that reveals the passwords of the many popular Instant Messaging applications. MessenPass can only be used to recover the passwords for the current logged-on user on your local computer, and it only works if you chose the remember your password in one of the above programs. You cannot use […]
Santoku Linux – Mobile Forensics, Malware Analysis, and App Security Testing LiveCD
The word santoku loosely translates as ‘three virtues’ or ‘three uses’. Santoku Linux has been crafted with a plethora of open source tools to support you in three endeavours, mobile forensics, malware analysis and security testing. Boot into Santoku and get to work, with the latest security tools and utilities focused on mobile platforms such […]
Acunetix Clamps Down On Costly Website Security With Online Solution
As cyber security continues to hit the headlines, even smaller companies can expect to be subject to scrutiny and therefore securing their website is more important than ever. In response to this, Acunetix are offering the online edition of their vulnerability scanner at a new lower entry price. This new option allows consumers to opt […]