BackTrack: A penetration testers toolset

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

There are few job titles as misleading as that of the "Penetration Tester." Sure, saying professional computer hacker would be more direct, but have you ever noticed how hackers seem to have a dirty mind? Why else would they want to go phreaking through backdoors? Anyway, in order for hackers to ...

New Zlob Trojan Alters Your Router Settings

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Another new development in the malware arena, this new version of Zlob will actually log onto your router and change the DNS settings to hijack your traffic. Pretty interesting approach and it will work because 99% of people won’t change the default password on their routers. Let’s face it, have you ...

New Security Tools

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Here is a list of new security tools that were released in the past week. SQL Ninja 0.2.3 - SQL server injection and takeover tool fgdump 2.1.0 - Tool for mass password auditing of windows systems AxBan 1.0.0.4 - ActiveX killbit program Nmap 4.65 - Network port scanner Nessus 3.2.1 - Vulnerability assessment tool Immunity Debugger ...

How safe is instant messaging?

Monday, June 9th, 2008

The number of interested parties eager to listen in on your online conversations, including what you type through instant messaging, has never been higher. It's trivial to monitor unencrypted wireless networks and snatch IM passwords as they flow through the ether. Broadband providers and their business partners are enthusiastically peeking into ...

Beware of Error Messages At Bank Sites

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

If you own or work at a small to mid-sized business, and are presented with an error message about data synchronization or site maintenance when trying to access your company's bank account online, you might want to give the bank a call: A criminal group that specializes in deploying malicious ...