Top 10 Harmless Geek Pranks

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Since the dawn of time, geeks have been playing harmless pranks on their beloved (but unsuspecting) associates, and it's up to all of us to carry the torch forward. On the eve of April Fools' Day, when you've got local network access to your coworkers' and family systems, cubicles just ...

Shedding (Black)Light on the Master Boot Record

Monday, March 31st, 2008

A while ago we blogged about the MBR rootkit, which has been getting attention from all the security vendors. We're glad to inform you that the latest version of the F-Secure BlackLight standalone rootkit scanner now detects MBR rootkit infections. BlackLight has stood the test of time ever since it was ...

Wireshark 1.0 Released

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

"I'm proud to announce the release of Wireshark 1.0. This is the culmination of nearly ten years of hard work by a team of brilliant and talented developers. It is an honor to be able to work with these people. On behalf of the development team, I would like to thank ...

SQL query injection for dummies

Friday, March 28th, 2008

The purpose of this article is to help people without advanced computer knowledge to start white hacking and learn how to write more secure login web pages. When I started to learn about security, even though I searched really hard, I did not manage to find articles that would tell ...

Firefox update fixes critical security vulnerabilities

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

The Mozilla project is distributing version 2.0.0.13 of its popular open source Firefox browser. This release fixes several critical vulnerabilities which could be exploited by attackers to inject malicious code or fake page content. The browser's JavaScript engine contains several of the security vulnerabilities. Due to incorrect processing, attackers can execute ...