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Security Onion LiveDVD - Intrusion Detection for your Network !

Security Onion LiveDVD - Intrusion Detection for your Network !

Mar 26, 2011
Security Onion LiveDVD - Intrusion Detection for your Network ! The Security Onion LiveDVD is a bootable DVD that contains software used for installing, configuring, and testing Intrusion Detection Systems. Changelog: All Xubuntu 10.04 updates as of release date. Snort updated to 2.9.0.3. Suricata updated to 1.1beta1. Barnyard2 updated to 1.9 Stable. Vortex updated to 2.9.0. Installed OSSEC for host-based intrusion detection. Installed Squert web interface for Sguil. Installed Armitage GUI interface for Metasploit. Many improvements to Setup script for user-friendliness and capability Download Security Onion LiveDVD &  Presentation
Virus Attacks on Canadian Computer System

Virus Attacks on Canadian Computer System

Mar 26, 2011
Recently, Director of Information Technology, Per Kristensen stated that, a new type of the Qakbot virus appeared globally on March 15, 2011 and was observed in PCs in Nanaimo (Canada) at noon on March 16, 2011, as reported by Bclocal News on March 12, 2011. To safeguard important information about the city, the system was immediately put on a halt after the staff realized that the virus was swiftly circulating from PC to PC. Commenting on the matter, Per stated that, people can be sure that all their personal information and details are safe. He stated that, safeguarding their private information is their main concern. He added that, the city's system would not be turned on until they are sure that they sorted out the problem, as reported by Vancouver Sun on March 18, 2011. Kristensen stated that, the virus seems extremely complex, altering its signature to transfer through a computer various times. Kristensen stated that, the virus is classified as harmful and they are being ...
10 pakistan  sites defaced by Hell Hax0r !

10 pakistan sites defaced by Hell Hax0r !

Mar 26, 2011
10 pakistan  sites defaced by Hell Hax0r ! Hacked sites : https://esonsind.com/ https://friendsofsialkot.com/ https://pakviewsports.com/ https://www.hard-safety.com/ https://www.badhawaind.com/ https://www.westwearco.com https://www.urbanwearintl.com https://www.kravmagasupplies.com https://lawsonsports.com/ https://www.tackisports.com/
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The Open Pentest Bookmark Collection v1.4

The Open Pentest Bookmark Collection v1.4

Mar 25, 2011
We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.4 (yes 1.3 squeaked by without a blog post) of the Open Pentest Bookmarks Collection. They have added a  large  amount of community submissions, with the addition of  several new sections.  They have also moved around some of the bookmarks to better organize everything.  The new wiki entry should be a mirror of the file. To submit to the project, please use the wikipage at  https://code.google.com/p/pentest-bookmarks/wiki/BookmarksList / and post in the comments section. To download the file for import straight into Firefox or Chrome go here:  https://code.google.com/p/pentest-bookmarks/downloads/list
Google patches 6 serious Chrome bugs

Google patches 6 serious Chrome bugs

Mar 25, 2011
Google on Thursday patched six vulnerabilities in Chrome, and as usual, silently updated users' copies of the browser. The update to Chrome 10.0.648.204 also included two more blacklisted SSL certificates that may be related to last week's theft of nine digital certificates from a Comodo reseller. All six bugs were rated "high," Google's second-most-serious ranking in its threat scoring system. Of the half-dozen bugs, two were "use after free" flaws -- a type of memory management bug that can be exploited to inject attack code -- while a second pair were pegged by Google as "stale pointer" vulnerabilities, another kind of memory allocation flaw. As is Google's practice, the company locked down its bug-tracking database, blocking access to the technical details of the patched vulnerabilities. Google usually unlocks the bug entries several weeks, sometimes months later, to give users time to update before the information goes public. G...
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