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SSH Tunnel Manager for OS X
Tynsoe projects SSH Tunnel Manager is a front-end for the ssh command when used to open tunnels between two hosts. Those command lines are particulary long and confusing, especially for novices, and I never remember which argument comes first, if I have to open local or remote tunnels and so on… That’s why I wrote…
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Midwest Technology Journal – PHP Web Application Security: A Zero-Day Exploit Case Study
Looks like my latest article is up on Midwest Tech Journal. Check it out if you’d like to read an analysis of a zero-day PHP cross-site-scripting attack that happened on a client’s site. Midwest Technology Journal – PHP Web Application Security: A Zero-Day Exploit Case Study On December 29, 2004 James Bercegay of the GulfTech…
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Free antivirus – Grisoft AVG for personal use
Uninstalled Norton (expired subscription) and installed this free replacement… giving it a try. Grisoft Freeweb: Get AVG for your home PC virus protection Get AVG for your home PC virus protection AVG Free Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Free is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product! Rapid…
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Slashdot | Plausible Deniability From Rockstar Cryptographers
Slashdot | Plausible Deniability From Rockstar Cryptographers J. Karl Rove writes “Nikita Borisov and Ian Goldberg (of many, many other projects) have released Off the Record Messaging for Gaim. Encrypt an IM, prove (at the time) that it came from you, and deny it later. The authentication works only when the message is sent; anybody…
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2600 NEWS: NEW 2600 RSS FEED OTH/OTW SHOW DELIVERY
2600 NEWS: NEW 2600 RSS FEED OTH/OTW SHOW DELIVERY NEW 2600 RSS FEED OTH/OTW SHOW DELIVERY Posted 3 Dec 2004 06:20:50 UTC 2600.com is now making available an RSS feed for our readers’ convenience. It contains the headlines for articles posted to our website, and in addition can be used to automate downloading of our…
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Anti-Spyware Test (Guide)
Anti-Spyware Test (Guide) Overview As the the threat of “spyware” and “adware” has escalated over the past few years, the number of “anti-spyware” scanners available on the Net has grown equally fast. At present there are over 100 anti-spyware scanners available for download — some for free, some for pay. Spyware and adware are themselves…
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Schneier on Security: The Problem with Electronic Voting Machines
Another great article by Bruce, carefully thought out and presented in a nice clear manner. Schneier on Security: The Problem with Electronic Voting Machines The Problem with Electronic Voting Machines In the aftermath of the U.S.’s 2004 election, electronic voting machines are again in the news. Computerized machines lost votes, subtracted votes instead of adding…
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Terrorism == technique.
I really wish that this point had been made more often, because it is totally true. William S. Lind On War Archive Our nightly bombing of Fallujah illustrates another important point about 4GW: to call it “terrorism” is a misnomer. In fact, terrorism is merely a technique, and we use it too when we think…
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Another Yahoo! code verification phishing scheme
Using spam to bypass code verification. Very clever! Also using word obfuscation techniques, I’m not certain if it is specifically on purpose or they really don’t know how to spell. Probably to defeat spam filters, I’m thinking. D‮rae‬ Y‮oha‬o! M‮ebme‬r, We m‮su‬t c‮kceh‬ t‮tah‬ yo‮ru‬ Y‮ooha‬! ID was r‮retsige‬ed by re‮la‬ p‮poe‬le. So, to h‮le‬p…
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Schneier on Security: Does Big Brother Want to Watch?
In today’s article, Bruce posits that the reason that the U.S. government wants RFID tags in passports is precisely because they want to be able to surveil from a distance. I’m pretty sure this would mostly just make it a little easier, but his point is that not only could the government see who you…