Dutch police have arrested three people for building a worldwide zombie network of more than 100,000 PCs
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CNN Interview with Kevin Mitnick
Interesting interview with the (in)famous hacker Kevin Mitnick
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Hacking the Rubix Cube
Recently I have been challenged to complete a rubix cube in under 30 seconds for extra credit from one of my professors. This site shows how you can complete a rubix cube in under 30 seconds, if I can do it, why can't you? How long does it take you to complete the cube?
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My Honeypot server: Message from system to alert spam
I plugged an unpatched Windows 2000 system on the Internet with no
firewall, antivirus or even pop up blockers to sniff out the raw filth
being pumped to the world.What I was immediately spammed with was “Message from System to Alert messages” from various “security software” sites. Here are the results:
“Message from System to Alert” Pop ups
These messages claimed to be from Microsoft or from my system or from
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Hacking the hackers
Take a look at this video profiling the world of computer hacking — it's not just for nerds anymore.
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Ubuntu wins Best Distribution Award
At the UK Linux & Open Source Awards dinner held on October 5th Ubuntu was awarded the Reader Award for best distribution. Debian and Red Hat were also on the short list. I'm torn between Ubuntu and SUSE.
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Why Linux Wont Replace Windows
A well written article using the motorcycle/car metaphor on why linux will never need to replace windows.
This is a great article for those interested in the Linux vs Windows debate.
Linux is an alternative to
Windows, but not a replacement. It will never be a replacement, because
it has incompatible goals. Microsoft's goal is to get their software
onto as many PCs as posible, as their priority is profit. Linux has no
such goal, because Linux is free. It has a different priority.Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) is the exact opposite of
proprietary software like Windows: FOSS is all about the
software. It's not
about the number of end users. Software that works well but has only a
few users is considers a failure by comemrcial software standards, but
a success by FOSS ones.Lots of great, great points for those wanting to switch from Windows to Linux, A MUST READ for LINUX N00bs.
I use Linux for the security things that I can't do with Windows (or at
least I don't know how to do easily with Windows). Like carrying
an OS in my pocket loading it on a system in another country and *hacking a network.* Hacking
Disclaimer: (All is done legally, with consent of network owners… Do
not try this at home. Hacking networks is done by and in the
presence of trained professionals. No animals are harmed in my
hacking events).Thanks linux.oneandoneis2.org, I really learned something.
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Traceroute & Google Maps
Allows you to paste your traceroute from DOS into a window to be plotted on a Google Map. To test it out run a tracert from a command prompt, paste the results in and it will visually plot the route for you on a Google Map.
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Surf web anonymous
This sounds like a great way to surf:
Mezzy bravely explores the user requested web page and uses his super
powers to perform a number of essential security functions, such as
neutralizing dangerous web elements, (Adware, Spy ware and potential
viruses) all while protecting your Internet identity. -
Electronic eavesdropping via keyboard tapping
This from Security Now Ep 6, 3 UC Berkeley researchers recovered text typed at a keyboard after listening to ten minutes of typing. They discovered that each key on a keyboard has a unique sound when pressed, and by recording the sound can reproduce anything type with 90% accuracy. Leo recommends humming while typing for security purposes