[ad] It seems like war-driving may become a thing of the past, legislation is starting to happen. It’s a good start though, you have to target the manufacturers to educate their users, not target the users as they don’t care, sometimes ease of use has to be traded a bit with security. California legislators have […]
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Browzar is Bullshit
[ad] Not sure if any of you heard of this new super secure ultra cool web browser called Browzar? There was a bit of a backlash as it turned out Browzar was just another custom wrapper for Internet Exploder. Security experts are crying foul over a new supposedly secure browser application. Browzar is promoted as […]
Security Boom Post 9/11
[ad] It makes sense really, the paranoia that quickly infected every corner of the ‘Western’ world had to be cashed in on by somebody, tada! The security industry of course. During the Cold War, Canada’s National Optics Institute developed a system to detect which type of enemy tank or fighter jet was approaching. After the […]
Super Mega Wi-Fi Hacking Machine – Janus Project
Apart from the fact Janus is almost like Anus this is a very cool project. Seriously this is really geeky stuff, but super cool. If you think seeing a dozen wireless networks makes your computer the ultimate scanning box, think again. A small security firm has made a portable computer that is capable of scanning […]
Impressive Open Source Intrusion Prevention – HLBR
It’s good to see work on open source tools in the countermeasure department aswell as the attack and penetration arena. It’s a shame since Snort and Nessus have gone semi-commercial. I hope more people invest their time in good IDS, Firewall and IPS systems, I love things like IPCop and hope to see more products […]