[ad] Another good tool updated! TCPReplay suite 3.0.beta10 has been released. For those that don’t know Tcpreplay is a suite of BSD licensed tools written by Aaron Turner for *NIX operating systems which gives you the ability to use previously captured traffic in libpcap format to test a variety of network devices. It allows you […]
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IBM Accused of Hacking
This is actually a very important case depending on which way it goes. It could become a landmark case in regards to liability for machines on your network, or actually any traffic originating from your IP range. A boutique Washington, D.C.-based law firm is accusing IBM of hacking into its e-mail system and is seeking […]
Consultant Breached FBI’s Computers
[ad] Using standard script kiddy tools a consultant managed to compromise some of the FBI’s computers containing confidential information. Quite a hack eh? A government consultant, using computer programs easily found on the Internet, managed to crack the FBI’s classified computer system and gain the passwords of 38,000 employees, including that of FBI Director Robert […]
HoneyBot – A Windows Based Honeypot
HoneyBOT HoneyBOT is a Windows based medium interaction honeypot solution. What is a Honeypot? A honeypot is a device placed on a computer network specifically designed to capture malicious network traffic. The logging capability of a honeypot is far greater than any other network security tool and captures raw packet level data even including the […]
Next Up – Hacking Nuclear Powerstations!
[ad] Now this is a scary though, with the digitisation of the old analogue power stations and the accidental cross-over of networks (as we’ve seen before) people could soon be hacking nuclear power station control systems.. he nuclear power industry is going digital — replacing mechanical systems with more efficient, networked computer-controls. If that makes […]