Monthly Archives: July 2007
FCC will Open the Air Waves
The FCC is going to open up the 700MHz frequency to the wireless market. What does this mean to you and me? This: “The 700 MHz Band spectrum, which runs from 698-806 MHz, currently is occupied by television broadcasters and … Continue reading
Hacking Chuckie Cheese Robots
Someone modified a flipping Chuckie Cheese Robot…
Ethical Hacking Official Course Material (Book)
As of July 2007, the official course material book on Ethical Hacking is going for $5 on Amazon. The cover price is $70 in the US and over $100 in Canada. This should tell you a lot about what people … Continue reading
Certified Ethical Hacker Exam Prep (amazon review)
Found a good review of Mike Greggs book, Certified Ethical Hacker Exam Prep from Amazon reviewer, N. Rossino (NY) :     The previous poster did bring up a good point: this book will not teach you how to hack. It WILL … Continue reading
Storm Worm Erupts Into Worst Virus Sustained Attack In the Last 2 Years
The Storm worm authors are waging a multi-pronged attack and generating the largest virus attack some researchers say they’ve seen in two years.”We are basically in the midst of an incredibly large attack,” said Adam Swidler, a senior manager with … Continue reading
Certified Information Privacy Professional
As the folks at TechCruch stated, “Privacy is the New Black” just ask the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).  Information is becoming more and more valuable, particularly YOUR personal information.  I would submit that in the Information Age personal data is the most important commodity. With globalization upon us, … Continue reading
TechCruch: Privacy the New Black
TechCruch posted an article that caught my eye. Because Privacy is so important, I give you: Privacy is the New Black After a week where Ask launched AskEraser, a product that allows users to erase their search history, and Google … Continue reading
Standard Desktop Configuration (SDC) News
The Department of Defense has implemented the Standard Desktop Configuration (SDC) environment which allow all systems to have a uniform level of security. ALL SDC all the time: https://afecmo.gunter.af.mil/default.aspx Now the rest of the federal goverment is jumping on the Information Assurance Bandwagon with … Continue reading
Tranax ATM Default Passcode is 123456
It reminds me of Space Balls.  The evil Space Balls kidnap Princess Vespa and force King Roland into giving up his password that will allow them to suck all the precious air off of planet Druidia. That password it ”12345″ (which just happens be the same password … Continue reading
Cell Network Hack – Athens
While this is the first major infiltration to involve cellphones, the scheme did not depend on the wireless nature of the network. Basically, the hackers broke into a telephone network and subverted its built-in wiretapping features for their own purposes. … Continue reading
