(Network MAPper) A free, open source security scanner for auditing networks that runs on most platforms and written by Fyodor (a person). When aimed at a particular host, Nmap can determine which ports are open, which OS and version is running, what services are offered and what firewalls are used. For more information, visit www.insecure.org/nmap.
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- BusinessWeek site hacked, serving drive-by exploits
- BusinessWeek site hacked, serving drive-by exploitsSo tell us...what software stack is businessweek.com using?A cheap solution that doesn't work is neitherSay What?Nice work with the Google SafeBrowsing APII should have included that information in the blog post I made about this earlier today on the Sophos website: http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2008/09/15/hackers-infect-businessweek-websiteI have, however,...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- OS fingerprinting Apple's iPhone 2.0 software - a "trivial joke"
- Just like every decent web service out there wanting to identify the iPhone's mobile Safari browser in order to serve custom applications, in this very same way malicious attackers would like to remotely identify iPhone devices through a basic pen-testing practice known as OS detection or OS fingerprinting. It seems...
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- GNetWatch (zip)
- GNetWatch is a free open source Java application that offers real-time graphical monitoring and analysis of network performance through SNMP and ICMP. To get an instant view of the network state, data are collected, stored and displayed every few seconds. Two traffic generation modules are available. The former can flood...
- Software downloads 2008-05-29
- AVG Antivirus Free Edition (Gallery: Free and essential Windows apps)
- AVG Antivirus Free Edition (Gallery: Free and essential Windows apps)Stupid questionHow is Paint.NET superior to Windows Paint? The blurb doesn't really say.RE: AVG Antivirus Free Edition (Gallery: Free and essential Windows apps)The best there is - I killed Norton on my computer and all of my clients...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-06
- MetaSploit launches version 3.1, improves Windows GUI, supports iPhone
- MetaSploit launches version 3.1, improves Windows GUI, supports iPhoneKeep the iPhone as it isI am a crusader against installing third party applications on iPhones. Let's leave the iphone as it is and use only applications from Apple.Mars M.http://www.iphone-codes.comNokia N800/N810For those who care, the Nokia 800/810 (OS 2008 is a Debian...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-29
- Torvalds: Linux to make dent in smartphones in '08
- Torvalds: Linux to make dent in smartphones in '08Agree. Make Linux happen and smartphones MIDS'sWhy Linux continues to push a rope with the desktop world is beyond me. I mean, you already have 100% market share of the Fry;s geeks for desktop OS.The Linux community should focus on mobility -...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-15
- Bad Leopard, bad!
- Bad Leopard, bad!RE: Bad Leopard, bad!stick with Tiger!quickSilver works perfect for me...not sure what version i'm on but i'm pretty sure it's the latest- can't use my miglia AlchemyTV DVR though since it uses the APE GUI enhancements software... my update went fine even without removing this software... miglia says...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- Hacking tools go mainstream
- Hacking tools go mainstreamLOL - n00bs!People pay for hacking tools?Metasploit, Nessus, Ettercap, nikto, nmap and a ton of others.all excellent tools and all free.RE: Hacking tools go mainstreamHILARIOUS !RE: Hacking tools go mainstreamDoesnt matter. The 'net is not useful for much now anyways. Nearly Every site has some kind of...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-04
- Questions swirl as Sourcefire buys ClamAV
- Sourcefire's acquisition Techmeme discussion of the ClamAV project -- a deal that includes trademarks and copyrights of the popular open-source anti-virus toolkit -- has raised eyebrows among industry watchers worried about the future of free security products.The skinny on today's transaction: Under terms of the transaction, Sourcefire...
- Blog posts 2007-08-17
- Exploits, security tools disappear as German anti-hacker law takes effect
- Security professionals in Germany have started removing exploits and hacking tools from the Internet in response to a new German law that expressly forbids the distribution of any software that can be used in computer/network attacks.Stefan Esser left, the PHP security guru behind the recent Month of PHP Bugs project,...
- Blog posts 2007-08-13
- An introduction to enterprise storage
- An introduction to enterprise storageGreat article George, thanks! NT...Nice WorkFor some reason I can't download the pdf. :((Nokia N800)Once again, great tech articleThanks GeorgeThanks everyone for the comments! More to come!I've got some really cool stuff that will blow conventional wisdom on storage performance. Thanks everyone for the...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-17
- Ajax Fingerprinting for Web 2.0 Applications
- Fingerprinting is an age old concept and one that adds great value to assessment methodologies. There are several tools available for fingerprinting operating systems nmap, Web servers httprint, devices, etc. Each one of these tools uses a different method - inspecting the TCP stack, ICMP responses, HTTP responses. With this...
- White papers 2007-01-24
- Now you can tunnel an IP stack through Ping!
- Now you can tunnel an IP stack through Ping!YepAnything can be tunneled.Interesting blurb on [url=http://thomer.com/howtos/nstx.html]NSTX/ICMPTX[/url]One might easily conclude from this that MS uses similar tunneling variations to effortlessly pass-thru firewalls using port 80 on updates and WGA.Have you tried this through a stealth firewall?[i]This means that no matter what's...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-01
- A Method of Identify OS Based on TCP/IP Fingerprint
- This paper present a method that classify the fingerprint of protocol, use the frame to describe the fingerprint in order to create the frame system, get the information of host to match the system to identify the type of OS in remote host. Result from experimental appears that this method...
- White papers 2006-07-01
- One IE flaw leads to another
- One IE flaw leads to anotherStats pleaseWhere are these so-called stats?That is what I thought out of the thin air!Like they say!http://movies.apple.com/movies/us/apple/getamac_ads1/viruses_480x376.movIt's a bug sale! Two for the price of one!Hopefully, you have enough Raidtm for IE to keep you untill the next patch for the patch they issue...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-02
- The four most common Unix security mistakes
- The four most common Unix security mistakesGood listCertainly agree about the first item. The last report I read from a "white hat" security firm brought in to check a company against a determined attack used keystroke logging from Windows clients to gain access to the Sun servers.I see your 4...
- Discussion threads 2006-02-08
- Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flaw
- Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flawDarnit.Time to upgrade.CWS tricksThe CoolWebSearch groups are fond of putting up that notice "Site is closed for abuses." when, in fact, the site is alive and well. http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ping.ch?ip=008k.comPinging 008k.com [195.225.177.27]:Ping #1: Got reply from 195.225.177.27 in 22ms [TTL=60]devrim@eren.netkırılmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawinamp... boooI've always said this...
- Discussion threads 2006-02-03
- Nessus creator challenging the community
- The GPL community has been challenged.Renaud Deraison, who wrote most of the most popular open source security scanner, Nessus, says the next version will no longer be licensed under the GPL. The source code of Nessus Version 3.0 will no longer be freely available.He did this, he writes, to save...
- Blog posts 2005-10-08
- Nessus security tool closes its source
- Nessus security tool closes its sourceExcellent software!If you're an auditor or lan security admin this program is a must have item.M$ paid them off!I'm sure M$ or $CO paid them to make GPL look bad.I hope they go out of business soon.Nessus security tool closes its source[i]The developer also expressed...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-06
- PacketStuff Network Toolkit (zip)
- PacketStuff Network Toolkit contains a set of very well-known tools for network analysis, fingerprinting, traffic monitoring, etc.: ethereal, nmap, ngrep, tcpdump. All these tools are compiled with Packet Sniffer SDK, so you can launch them from any removable disk. Installation of the WinPCap is not required. Download, unzip, and run.
- Software downloads 2005-09-08
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