[ad] Feature Overview – The Secunia Software Inspector: Detects insecure versions of applications installed Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied Assists you in updating your system and applications Runs through your browser. No installation or download is required. How Does it Work: The Secunia Software Inspector relies on carefully crafted “Secunia File Signatures” to […]
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Burp Proxy & Burp Suite – Attacking Web Applications
I love the Burp Suite, I really do. It’s pretty much my favourite local proxy program and my favourite suite of tools for security testing web applications (especially the session investigation and manipulation parts). Another great thing is it’s cross platform, so you don’t have to learn different tools for Windows and Linux. Basically Burp […]
SinFP 2.0.4 – OS Detection – Now Works On Windows
[ad] SinFP is a new approach to OS fingerprinting, which bypasses limitations that nmap has. Nmap approaches to fingerprinting as shown to be efficient for years. Nowadays, with the omni-presence of stateful filtering devices, PAT/NAT configurations and emerging packet normalization technologies, its approach to OS fingerprinting is becoming to be obsolete. SinFP uses the aforementioned […]
McAfee buying Tel Aviv startup Onigma for $15-25 million cash
[ad] Data security giant McAfee has bought a young Tel Aviv startup, Onigma, for somewhere between $15 million to $25 million cash, surmise hi-tech circles. McAfee will be integrating the Onigma technology in its enterprise security solution, and will be recruiting dozens more Israeli developers for the startup, which will become a local R&D center. […]
Taof 0.1 Network Protocol Fuzzer Released
[ad] Taof is a GUI cross-platform Python generic network protocol fuzzer. It has been designed for minimizing set-up time during fuzzing sessions and it is especially useful for fast testing of proprietary or undocumented protocols. Taof aids the researcher during the data retrieval process by providing a transparent proxy functionality that forwards and logs requests […]