Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
If you're looking for a vulnerability scanner, chances are you've come across a number of expensive commercial products and tools with long lists of features and benefits. Unfortunately, if you're in the same situation as most of us, you simply don't have the budget to implement fancy high-priced systems. You ...
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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 ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
Due to a problem in the way Apache binds itself to port 80 on Windows machines allows the PHP environment running under Apache to gain access to the information being sent to port 80, which in turn can be leveraged to preform man-in-the-middle attacks.
This problem is exploited by the PHP ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Microsoft has further extended the life of Windows XP so that computer makers can include the operating system on low-cost desktop PCs, the company announced at the Computex trade show on Tuesday.
Microsoft has been under pressure from computer makers to provide a version of its OS for an emerging class ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
In an unusual move, Microsoft Corp. on Friday warned Windows users to swear off Apple Inc.'s Safari Web browser until a patch is available that plugs holes that could let attackers to compromise computers.
One security researcher noted that Microsoft's public warning -- and Apple's silence on the subject -- are ...
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