[ad] The first round results of the Linux Reverse Engineering Hacker Challenge are out! http://www.hackerchallenge.org It was expected that an intermediate hacker with Linux experience should be able to defeat the protection(s) in less than 10 hours. Participants may earn up to $4100 USD. A total of 93 individuals registered to participate in the first […]
Secure Coding
Secure coding is very important in software development to ensure code security is high using techniques such as static analysis, code auditing and dynamic analysis to ensure safe coding practices are followed.
What Tools can be used for Secure Coding?
There are a variety of tools to ensure code safety, mostly based on source code auditing and static analysis.
The options available really depend on the language being used with some tools focusing on many languages such as Yasca โ Multi-Language Static Analysis Toolset or specialist tools focusing on a single language like Brakeman โ Static Analysis Rails Security Scanner.
Metasploit 3.0 Beta 3 Released
[ad] The Metasploit Framework is an advanced open-source exploit development platform. The 3.0 tree represents a complete rewrite of the 2.0 codebase and provides a scalable and extensible framework for security tool development. The 3.0 Beta 3 release includes support for exploit automation, 802.11 wireless packet injection, and kernel-mode payloads. Windows users are now presented […]
Writing Worms for Fun or Profit
0x00: Preface Media, kindly supported by AV “experts”, drawn apocalyptical vison of desctruction caused by stupid M$ Outlook / VisualBasic worm, called “ILOVEYOU”. Absurdal estimations – $10M lost for “defending the disease”, especially when you take a look at increasing with the speed of light value of AV companies market shares, made many people sick. […]
Hackers’ Project – Browser Exploit Code Hiding
[ad] Hackers are developing new software that will help hide browser attack code from some types of security software. The software, called VoMM (eVade o’ Matic Module), uses a variety of techniques to mix up known exploit code so as to make it unrecognizable to some types of antivirus software. Using these techniques, VoMM “can […]
MySpace Paedo Caught by PERL Script
[ad] Now for once, this is a really neat use of technology, someone using their brains and a suitable tech to solve a problem that is very apparent. PERL may be frowned upon by some as being old or outdated, but seriously for parsing data, pattern matching and trawling, it’s still excellent and you can […]