Monthly Archives: January 2006

Many more media outlets than not – report news as if hacking is bad. Hacking itself is good, it is the malicious people that use that information for the wrong things that is bad. read more | digg story

An article about how some software marketed as Spyware and Adware removers are actually Spyware themselves.. and where to find a list of them. read more | digg story

Three grade schools in the Freehold Borough School District now have iris scanning security. read more | digg story

Many people are concerned about the number of organizations asking for their Social Security Numbers. They worry about invasions of privacy and the oppressive feeling of being treated as just a number…. read more | digg story

How hard is it to really compromise a system? As an ethical hacking instructor, I get asked frequently. Simple answer – try hacking a lab system. There is real value in understanding what it really takes to defeat common security. … Continue reading →

“It´s a useful tutorial that everyone who does not understand these concepts should read. It does not explain proxies which most hackers nowadays use. A tracert would lead to the proxy but not to the hacker himself.” -gHacks read more | digg … Continue reading →

Web 2.0 apps rawk!! Tip for using free, multi-platform software Tor to anonymously browse the Internet. Tor also “plays well” with Firefox. read more | digg story

This organization focuses on Malicious Activity Awareness and Response, specifically in regards to criminal activity on computers such as Phishing, Fraud, and Malicious Software (malware) with the intent of information theft. They have a blog, and there is rumor of … Continue reading →

The Nyxem.E worm is programmed to activate on the 3rd of each month, and replace the content of user's files with a text string “DATA Error [47 0F 94 93 F4 K5]“. Among these files are: DOC, XLS, MDB, MDE, … Continue reading →