PoC exploits for Linux privilege escalation bug published
The publication of proof-of-concept exploit code for a recently spotted privilege escalation flaw (CVE-2012-0056 ) in the Linux kernel has left Linux vendors scrambling to …
The Linux Command Line
Thanks to user-friendly distributions like Ubuntu, more people are running Linux than ever before. But many users stick to the GUI and point and click their way through tasks, …
Tails: Live system for preserving privacy and anonymity
Tails is a live system that aims at preserving your privacy and anonymity. It helps you to use the Internet anonymously almost anywhere you go and on any computer but leave no …
BackTrack 5 Wireless Penetration Testing
If you're considering a career in penetration testing, you probably already know that BackTrack is the Linux distribution favored by most pentesters due to it being preloaded …
Nmap introduces 51 new scripts
Nmap is a free and open source utility for network exploration or security auditing. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such as network …
Single packet authorization and port knocking
fwknop implements an authorization scheme called Single Packet Authorization (SPA). This method of authorization is based around a default-drop packet filter (fwknop supports …
NAC system PacketFence 3.1.0 released
PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, free and open source network access control (NAC) system. Boasting a feature set including a captive-portal for registration and …
Ettercap 0.7.4 released
Ettercap is a network sniffer/interceptor/logger for ethernet LANs. It supports active and passive dissection of many protocols (even ciphered ones, like SSH and HTTPS). Data …
Fedora 16: Cloud and virtualization features
The Fedora Project announced the availability of Fedora 16, the latest version of its free open source operating system distribution. Notable feature enhancements include: …
MagicTree: Data management for penetration testers
Have you ever spent ages trying to find the results of a particular portscan you were sure you did? Or grepping through a bunch of files looking for data for a particular host …
Tiny Core Linux 4.0 released
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NAC system PacketFence 3.0 released
PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, free and open source network access control (NAC) system. Boasting a feature set including a captive-portal for registration and …
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