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 ...

OSWA Assistant – Wireless Hacking & Auditing LiveCD Toolkit

Monday, June 9th, 2008

The OSWA-Assistant is a no-Operating-System-required standalone toolkit which is solely focused on wireless auditing. As a result, in addition to the usual WiFi (802.11) auditing tools, it also covers Bluetooth and RFID auditing. Using the toolkit is as easy as popping it into your computer’s CDROM and making your computer ...

Five free pen-testing tools

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Security assessment and deep testing don't require a big budget. Some of most effective security tools are free, and are commonly used by professional consultants, private industry and government security practitioners. Here are a few to start with. For scanning in the first steps of a security assessment or pen test, ...

Free public WiFi

Monday, May 12th, 2008

I recently found myself in an airport terminal with a laptop and time to kill. Not knowing what the WiFi options were, I let Windows XP search for available wireless networks. As you can see below, one of the networks was called "Free Public WiFi". If this happens to you, ...

Human Area Networking (HAN)

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

RedTacton is a new Human Area Networking technology that uses the surface of the human body as a safe, high speed network transmission path. Using a new super-sensitive photonic electric field sensor, RedTacton can achieve duplex communication over the human body at a maximum speed of 10 Mbps. RedTacton uses the minute ...