Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Yahoo has fixed a vulnerability that could allow a hacker to get access to a person's webmail account.
The problem was in the way Yahoo's mail interacts with version 8.1.0.209 of its IM application, according to web application security company Cenzic.
Cenzic notified Yahoo of the problem in May, and the company ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
VoIPER is a security toolkit that aims to allow developers and security researchers to easily, extensively and automatically test VoIP devices for security vulnerabilties. It incorporates a fuzzing suite built on the Sulley fuzzing framework, a SIP torturer tool based on RFC 4475 and a variety of auxilliary modules to ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The Internet offers a wealth of excellent tools, information, and entertainment--and it asks very little from us in return. So don't get upset when a poorly designed online tool or site gets on your nerves; instead, use Greasemonkey, a free Firefox add-on that harnesses the power of JavaScript to right ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Worried about someone breaking into your house in your absence? Or just need to keep a tab on who enters your room while you are away? Well, all you need is a webcam, a linux PC/laptop and a twitter account. And you are set for real time updates through twitter ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
The MSRC released an advisory today that discusses the recent SQL injection attacks and announces three new tools to help identify and block these types of vulnerabilities. The advisory discusses the new tools, the purpose of each, and the way each complements the others. The goal of this blog post is ...
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