Articles in Hacking Tools
Plugin Spotlight: Mac OS X FileVault Plaintext Password Logging
Encryption is Only as Strong as the Key
In this case, encryption breaks down because the OS X user’s password (used to unlock an encrypted volume) is logged in clear-text via debugging function to a system-wide readable log file. In this scenario, a user running Mac OS X 10.7.3 would encrypt their drive using File Vault, which is included with OS X and encrypts the entire …
Utah CIO Steve Fletcher Resigns, State Promises Security Reforms
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Tenable Network Security Podcast Episode 124 – “OS X Vulnerabilities, Laptop Security at Conferences”
Welcome to the Tenable Network Security Podcast Episode 124
Announcements
Check out our video channel on YouTube which contains new Nessus and SecurityCenter 4 tutorials.
We’re hiring! – Visit the Tenable website for more information about open positions.
You can subscribe to the Tenable Network Security Podcast on iTunes!
Tenable Tweets – You can find us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tenablesecurity where we make product and company announcements, provide Nessus plugin …
Plugin Spotlight: RuggedOS Telnet Server Default ‘factory’ Account Backdoor
Embedded Device Security Woes
Having researched embedded device security for quite some time, it never ceases to amaze me how manufacturers present vulnerabilities in their products. While I do not want to start picking on specific manufacturers (as the development process is not as easy as one might think), RuggedCom’s Rugged Operating System (ROS) recently had a vulnerability disclosed. According to their website: “RuggedCom [a Siemens …
State CIOs Want More Federal Support on Cybersecurity (VIDEO)
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PVS and Facebook Game Detection
Keeping Your Workforce Productive
Companies maintain IT resources and hire employees to further their business. Invariably, employees will take breaks or look to cut corners when they think no one is looking. In today’s networked world, those breaks frequently take the form of web surfing or personal email. Many companies allow such behavior, within reason, as it boosts morale and helps keep employees from burning out. …
Tenable Network Security Podcast Episode 123 – “Network Management Vulnerabilities, RuggedOS Backdoor”
Welcome to the Tenable Network Security Podcast Episode 123
Announcements
Check out our video channel on YouTube which contains new Nessus and SecurityCenter 4 tutorials.
We’re hiring! – Visit the Tenable website for more information about open positions.
You can subscribe to the Tenable Network Security Podcast on iTunes!
Tenable Tweets – You can find us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tenablesecurity where we make product and company announcements, provide Nessus plugin …
Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive: What Should Your Agency Use?
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Monitoring Internet-facing Servers with SecurityCenter & Nessus
Covering All Your Bases
Internet-facing servers are a popular attack target: They are accessible to everyone on the Internet and can easily be probed for vulnerabilities. Based on exposure alone, Internet-facing servers present a higher risk of becoming compromised. This risk needs to be mitigated if organizations must provide access to services such as web, mail, and VPN connectivity. It is therefore important that these …
Tenable Network Security Podcast Episode 122 – “Detecting Skype, Router Vulnerabilties”
Welcome to the Tenable Network Security Podcast Episode 122
Announcements
New video: Ron Gula on Why Tenable Fits the U.S. Department of Defense
Check out our video channel on YouTube which contains new Nessus and SecurityCenter 4 tutorials.
We’re hiring! – Visit the Tenable website for more information about open positions.
You can subscribe to the Tenable Network Security Podcast on iTunes!
Tenable Tweets – You can find us on Twitter …
Hacking Scandal Starts to Hem In Rupert Murdoch’s Empire
The phone-hacking scandal in Britain is taking a toll on Rupert Murdoch’s broader holdings, prompting worry at News Corporation that years of business dealings could draw new attention.
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Ron Gula on Why Tenable Fits the U.S. Department of Defense
Ron Gula on Why Tenable Fits the Department of Defense
Earlier this week, Tenable formally announced the company’s products had been selected as the basis for the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Department of Defense-wide program for managing vulnerability and configuration assessments. Tenable co-founder and CEO Ron Gula took a moment to chat about the selection, and what it means to …
Hacking The Hackers: A Counter-Intelligence Operation Against Digital Gangs
One of our security lab team members is an ex-cyberspook who spent his career in the military doing hacking, crypto, and a lot of special computer ops for different government agencies. Having the highest security clearance gave him access to a wide range of attack techniques and understanding of countermeasures and a unique perception of what I will refer to as twenty-first century ?digital …
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Compliance Auditing with Microsoft Powershell
Compliance Auditing with PowerShell
Microsoft’s PowerShell framework has been part of their product line for quite some time. In recent years, it has played a major role in new operating system versions (such as Window 7 and Windows Server 2008) thanks to its inclusion in common engineering criteria. All future Microsoft server products will have PowerShell support integrated in them by default. This means Microsoft products …
SSH Public Key Fingerprints, Windows SSH Servers and Linux Key Pair Exchange
SSH Public Key Fingerprints and known_hosts
Typical SSH Servers user 128-bit MD5 hashes as Public Key Fingerprints. These are used to verify the authenticity of a server. These key fingerprints are short sequences of bytes used to authenticate a much longer public key. Like we discussed last week regarding key pairs for user authentication, SSH servers have key pairs for server authentication.
On a Linux OpenSSH …
Tenable Network Security Podcast Episode 121 – “Enterprise Netstat, OS X Trojans”
Welcome to the Tenable Network Security Podcast Episode 121
Announcements
Tenable Selected for DISA’s ACAS Vulnerability Management Solution
Check out our video channel on YouTube which contains new Nessus and SecurityCenter 4 tutorials.
We’re hiring! – Visit the Tenable website for more information about open positions.
You can subscribe to the Tenable Network Security Podcast on iTunes!
Tenable Tweets – You can find us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tenablesecurity where we make …
Tenable Selected for DISA’s ACAS Vulnerability Management Solution
Tenable Selected for DISA’s ACAS Vulnerability Management Solution
Tenable’s Unified Security Monitoring platform is the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) vulnerability management solution deployed DoD-wide as the Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS). Implementation is now underway for products within ACAS, including Nessus®, SecurityCenter™, and the Passive Vulnerability Scanner™ .
The award means Tenable’s products will be deployed across the entire Department of Defense and …
Chinese-based hacking proving pervasive, presents opportunities for diplomacy
China’s in a rush to catch up with and surpass the United States, and evidence suggests that hacking into and stealing data from the computers of strategic U.S. companies, research labs and government departments is one of its favored tools. Hackers in China are now considered among the world’s best, and certainly most prolific, and Washington is amping up its efforts to limit the threat. …
Hacking For Sale: Lucrative Deals For Security Firms
Security firms like Vupen are selling hacking techniques to the highest bidder — typically government agencies — for six-figure price tags. Audie Cornish talks to Forbes reporter Andy Greenberg about the market for security vulnerabilities and who's buying them.
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Proxies, Linux SSH Servers, Windows Clients and Public Key Authentication
DSA Key Pairs, or Digital Signature Algorithm, have been a Federal Information Processing Standard since 1993. Originally pantented by former NSA employee David Kravitz this technology is now freely available for anyone to use worldwide.
Setting up a Linux OpenSSH Server
On a Debian based Linux machine setting up ssh can be as simple as issuing “sudo apt-get install ssh”. In this segment Darren goes over some …
15-year-old arrested for hacking 259 companies
Austrian police have arrested a 15-year-old student suspected of hacking into 259 companies across the span of three months. Authorities allege the suspect scanned the Internet for vulnerabilities and bugs in websites and databases that he could then exploit. As soon as he was questioned, the young boy confessed to the attacks, according to Austria’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BMI).
The boy allegedly stole data and …
The Importance of Ethical Hacking: Emerging Threats Emphasise Need for Holistic Assessments, Says Frost & Sullivan
LONDON, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The need for more effective information security practices is increasingly evident with each security breach reported in the media. When adopting new technologies like cloud computing, virtualisation, or IT outsourcing, enterprises are facing imminent security threats and must adjust their security processes, policies, and architectures accordingly. Among the many options available to help customers to achieve this goal, organisations …
Hacktivism at risk as hackers turn on each other
A screenshot of Anonymous OS Live.
A spate of hacking tools infected with malicious software, or malware, threatens to destroy the credibility of the growing hacktivist movement, writes Adam …
Hacktivism at risk
A screenshot of Anonymous OS Live.
A spate of hacking tools infected with malicious software, or malware, threatens to destroy the credibility of the growing hacktivist movement, writes Adam …
