bloggingI want to thank the ITKE Community for nominating me and selecting me as the winner of the flatscreen contest. It is an honor to be recognized in this...
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broadcast, network analysis, packet capture, protocol analysis, troubleshootingIf you don't know what's broadcasting on your network, you don't know your network! I recently discovered a rogue network cross-connection on a network. The cross connect was from an unmanaged internet connection to a private LAN. The way I discovered this was using Wireshark and listening for all...
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ftp, http, information security, infosec, malware, network, network protection, reconnaisance, scanning, search, search engine, ssh, telnet, webGoogle is obviously a great tool for everyone including hackers. If you have never heard of Google Hacking, then I highly recommend you take a look at what might be exposed and found through a Google search. This
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antivirus, malicious software, malware, Microsoft, Microsoft Sysinternals, psexec, remote administration, SysinternalsThe excellent Sysinternals Windows tools have been around for many years (since 1996!). Microsoft now has these tools available and they are all FREE! They are also available in a "live" way such that you do...
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ARP, arp scan, education, network scan, network tool, nmap, ping, tool, utilityOne of my favorite tools to manage a population of network hosts is the excellent tool NMap. It can easily and quickly be used to scan a large subnet for live hosts. I recently scanned a /16 or 65,535 hosts subnet in about 30 minutes with NMap detecting...
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complex password, information security, Password, password security, password tool, strong password, tool, utilityI recently came across this interesting website that uses javascript and SHA-1 hashes to generate passwords. The thing to remember about this tool is that the generated passwords are just numbers and letters. There are no...
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alert, botnet, bulletin, CERT, cert alert, education, government, information security, information security awareness, malicious software, malware, us-cert, user education, warningThe US-CERT released an alert yesterday about a currently circulating malware threat with the H1N1 virus as the subject matter.
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antispyware, antivirus, hoaxes, information security, internet security, phishing, Security, security awareness, shoppingIt is that time of year again when folks send electronic holiday greeting cards to one another. Some of the greetings may also be games that bear holiday messages. It is also a time when malicious software spreads using these same types of messages and software. You should also...
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