Monthly Archives: December 2009

Happy New Years: The files are coming….and ReCaptcha

We’re working on restoring the original System7 file archive.  You can view what we’ve restored over at Files.System7.  We’ve replaced the user /credit system with the ReCaptcha service.  We don’t want users to register (which no one likes) but we … Continue reading

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Transportation Security Administration: What a joke…

I previously wrote about how you could get a knife on board a plane without first having it in your luggage or on your person.  Now some folks have done a study and tested various “safe” objects and how lethal … Continue reading

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Update: Search engines with best privacy policy

I previously posted about search engine Ask.com’s AskEraser privacy feature.  After reading this article from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Several Facts about Google and HTTPS, I learned about the ixquick search engine which appears to have an even better … Continue reading

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Pen Testing 101 Presentation

PaulDotCom has an excellent penetration testing presentation covering your primary 6 tools: nmap, nessus, hydra, pass-the-hash, metasploit, and cain & abel.  Check it out here: http://pauldotcom.com/TriplePlay-NetworkPenTestingTools.pdf

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Secure your machine…Whitelist

I previously talked about a blacklisting method to reduce the number of ssh brute force attempts against your machine.  When you follow a blacklisting methodology, in theory, it could never end which is why people are screaming ‘whitelist’ today.  If … Continue reading

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‘Analyzing Malicious Documents’ cheat sheet

Just saw this at the Internet Storm Center…Analyzing Malicious Documents Cheat Sheet Some really great info covering Microsoft Office documents and PDFs.  Mentions some useful tools to help with analysis and the general approach to be followed depending on type … Continue reading

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