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All backtrack tools & menu install in your Ubuntu !

All backtrack tools & menu install in your Ubuntu !

Jan 19, 2011
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Mutillidae 2.1.17 : Born to be Hacked

Mutillidae 2.1.17 : Born to be Hacked

Mar 18, 2012
Mutillidae 2.1.17 : Born to be Hacked A few days ago an update " Mutillidae " version 2.1.17 was released. Mutillidae is a free, open source web application provided to allow security enthusiest to pen-test and hack a web application. Mutillidae can be installed on Linux, Windows XP, and Windows 7 using XAMMP making it easy for users who do not want to install or administrate their own webserver. If you would like to practice pen-testing/hacking a web application by exploiting cross-site scripting, sql injection, response-splitting, html injection, javascript injection, clickjacking, cross frame scripting, forms-caching, authentication bypass, or many other vulnerabilities, then Mutillidae is for you. Mutillidae has been tested/attacked with Cenzic Hailstorm ARC, W3AF, SQLMAP, Samurai WTF, Backtrack, HP Web Inspect, Burp-Suite, NetSparker Community Edition, and others. Features Installs easily by dropping project files into the "htdocs" folder of XAMPP. Switch
Navigating the Threat Landscape: Understanding Exposure Management, Pentesting, Red Teaming and RBVM

Navigating the Threat Landscape: Understanding Exposure Management, Pentesting, Red Teaming and RBVM

Apr 29, 2024Exposure Management / Attack Surface
It comes as no surprise that today's cyber threats are orders of magnitude more complex than those of the past. And the ever-evolving tactics that attackers use demand the adoption of better, more holistic and consolidated ways to meet this non-stop challenge. Security teams constantly look for ways to reduce risk while improving security posture, but many approaches offer piecemeal solutions – zeroing in on one particular element of the evolving threat landscape challenge – missing the forest for the trees.  In the last few years, Exposure Management has become known as a comprehensive way of reigning in the chaos, giving organizations a true fighting chance to reduce risk and improve posture. In this article I'll cover what Exposure Management is, how it stacks up against some alternative approaches and why building an Exposure Management program should be on  your 2024 to-do list. What is Exposure Management?  Exposure Management is the systematic identification, evaluation,
Wireless Penetration Testing Series Part 2: Basic concepts of WLANs

Wireless Penetration Testing Series Part 2: Basic concepts of WLANs

Jan 16, 2012
Wireless Penetration Testing Series Part 2: Basic concepts of WLANs This blog post is in continuation of the Wireless Penetration Testing and Hacking series we started ( Part 1: Getting Started with Monitoring and Injection ) on the basis of the "SecurityTube Wi-Fi Security Expert" ( SWSE ) course which is based on the popular book " Backtrack 5 Wireless Penetration Testing ". In the third video, the instructor talks about some of the basic concepts of WLANs. We learn that communication over WLAN's happens over frames. There are mainly 3 types of WLAN frames which are Management frames, Control frames, and Data frames. These types of packets also have different subtypes . We learn that an SSID is a name given to an Access point or a network consisting of multiple Access points. We then learn about Beacon frames which are broadcast frames sent out periodically by Access point to broadcast their presence in the current RF (Radio frequency) vicinity. The instructor then starts wire
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SaaS Security Buyers Guide

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This guide captures the definitive criteria for choosing the right SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) vendor.
WiPhire : A Wireless Penetration Testing Tool !

WiPhire : A Wireless Penetration Testing Tool !

Dec 23, 2010
If you are active in the wireless penetration testing field, you must have seen a few scripts that either help you crack Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). You also must have seen a few scripts that help you perform MITM attacks. But, not scripts that help you crack WEP and help you with MITM at the same time. WiPhire might not be there yet, but it aims to be there and by the looks of it, it might just get there. WiPhire is a Bash script aimed at making the Wireless Hacking process a lot easier. This script was written on Backtrack 4 and designed to be used with Backtrack 4. This script was also designed to be used with the Alfa AWUS036H Wireless adapter with the RTL8187 chipset. If you do not have this chipset but another adapter that is compatible with the aircrack-ng suite you will need to put it into monitor mode prior to running the script if you wish to use an option that needs monitor mode enabled. This script needs to be ran as root. These are the functions of the script: *
A Framework for Enhanced Security: Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)

A Framework for Enhanced Security: Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)

May 29, 2023 Cloud Security / Exposure Management
If you're a cybersecurity professional, you're likely familiar with the sea of acronyms our industry is obsessed with. From CNAPP, to CWPP, to CIEM and all of the myriad others, there seems to be a new initialism born each day. In this article, we'll look at another trending acronym – CTEM, which stands for Continuous Threat Exposure Management – and the often-surprising challenges that come along with seeing a CTEM program through to maturity. While the concept of CTEM isn't brand spanking new, having made its in-print debut in July of 2022, we are now at the point where many organizations are starting to try to operationalize the programs that they've been setting into motion over the last few months. And as organizations start to execute their carefully designed plans, they may find themselves bumping up against some unexpected challenges which can lead to setbacks.  What is Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)? But first, to backtrack, let's just
Armitage : Cyber Attack Management for Metasploit tool !

Armitage : Cyber Attack Management for Metasploit tool !

Nov 29, 2010
Armitage is a graphical cyber attack management tool for Metasploit that visualizes your targets, recommends exploits, and exposes the advanced capabilities of the framework . Armitage aims to make Metasploit usable for security practitioners who understand hacking but don't use Metasploit every day. If you want to learn Metasploit and grow into the advanced features, Armitage can help us. Changelog: - start msf button now kills msfrpcd session if db_connect fails - set default database options to mysql with BackTrack 4 R2 settings . - Armitage -> Exit menu now kills msfrpcd, if the "Start MSF" button was used - Added ability to set up a multi/handler from Payload launch dialog Prerequisites to install Armitage. Armitage has the following prerequisites: - Java 1.6.0+ - Metasploit 3.5+ - A database and the information to connect to it Examples ./msfrpcd -f -U msf -P test -t Basic Once you have a database, navigate to the folder containing the Armitage
UbnHD2 : Ubuntu based Pentesting OS for Mobiles

UbnHD2 : Ubuntu based Pentesting OS for Mobiles

Dec 27, 2012
Most of the crazy readers always demand for some solution to turn their Android Smartphone into a Hacking Machine. There are various solutions, like installing some penetration testing android based tools like ANTI, dSploit, FaceNiff etc and also Installing ARM version of Backtrack OS. Today I found another solution for same purpose i.e.UbnHD2, a Ubuntu based Pen-testing OS. UbnHD2 is a security and pentest focused ubuntu/debian system that runs natively on the HTC HD2 phone. The product right now in beta versions and various options may not work. Installations steps are described by developer . Features Based on Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, Kernel 2.6.32.15 (ARM) X.org 7.5, GNOME 2.32.0 & Cairo-Dock 2.2.0 USB-OTG, 3G Network & WiFi (Drivers not included, proprietary, check XDA Forum) Perl 5.10.1, Ruby 4.5, Python 2.6.6 and more than 170 Pentest Tools preloaded Download From Sourceforge
Kali Linux "NetHunter" — Turn Your Android Device into Hacking Weapons

Kali Linux "NetHunter" — Turn Your Android Device into Hacking Weapons

Sep 24, 2014
The developers of one of the most advance open source operating system for penetration testing, ' KALI Linux ' have announced yesterday the release of a new Kali project, known as NetHunter , that runs on a Google Nexus device. Kali Linux is an open source Debian-based operating system for penetration testing and forensics, which is maintained and funded by Offensive Security, a provider of world-class information security training and penetration testing services. It comes wrapped with a collection of penetration testing and network monitoring tools used for testing of software privacy and security. After making its influence in hacker and security circles, Kali Linux has now been published with Kali Nethunter, a version of the security suite for Android devices. The tool is a mobile distribution designed to compromise systems via USB when installed and run on an Android phone. Kali Linux NetHunter project provides much of the power to Nexus users, those runni
DerbyCon 2011 Security Conference - Louisville, Kentucky

DerbyCon 2011 Security Conference - Louisville, Kentucky

Aug 13, 2011
DerbyCon 2011 Security Conference - Louisville, Kentucky  Welcome to a new age in security conferences, a new beginning, and a new way to share in the information security space. Our goal is to create a fun environment where the security community can come together and share ideas. Before we even released the CFP, our speaker list has filled up with of some of the industry's best and brightest minds. That fact alone shows that DerbyCon is poised to change the face of security cons. Some of these speakers include: Dave Kennedy (ReLIK) - Founder DerbyCon, Creator Social-Engineer Toolkit, Fast-Track Adrian Crenshaw (Irongeek) - Founder, DerbyCon, Irongeek.com, Co-Host, ISD Podcast Martin Bos (PureHate) - Founder, DerbyCon, Question-Defense, BackTrack Developer HD Moore (hdm) - Founder Metasploit, CSO Rapid7 Chris Nickerson - Founder Lares Consulting, Exotic Liability Kevin Mitnick - Founder, Mitnick Security Consulting Ed Skoudis - Founder, InGuardians, SANS Instructor Bruce
Wireless Penetration Testing Series Part 1: Getting Started with Monitoring and Injection

Wireless Penetration Testing Series Part 1: Getting Started with Monitoring and Injection

Jan 07, 2012
Wireless Penetration Testing Series Part 1 : Getting Started with Monitoring and Injection We had promised a while back that we would start a Wireless Security and Penetration testing series based on the SecurityTube Wi-Fi Security Expert (SWSE) course! This course is based on the popular and much appreciated book – " Backtrack 5 Wireless Penetration Testing ", So here we go . In the first two videos, the instructor gets us up and running with our lab setup – access points, victim and attacker machines, wireless cards etc. We then learn that there are 2 essential concepts which one needs to be aware of when dealing with security – ability to monitor and ability to actively prevent attacks. For monitoring, we need to be able to put our wireless cards into "promiscuous mode" so that it can gather all the packets in the air. This is called monitor mode in wireless and we can do this by using a utility called airmon-ng. For active prevention, we need the ability to inject arbitrary pac
Kali Linux 1.0.8 — New Release Supports UEFI Boot

Kali Linux 1.0.8 — New Release Supports UEFI Boot

Jul 26, 2014
Great news for Hackers and Backtrack Linux fans! Offensive Security, the developers of one of the most advance open source operating system for penetration testing known as ' KALI Linux ', has finally announced the release of the latest version i.e. Kali Linux 1.0.8 . Kali Linux is based upon Debian Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing, including a variety of security/hacking tools. It is developed, maintained and funded by Offensive Security constantly providing users with the latest package updates and security fixes available. The new release supports Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) boot  that allows you to start Kali Linux 1.0.8 using a USB stick on recent hardware, and especially on Apple Macbooks Air and Retina models. " This new feature simplifies getting Kali installed and running on more recent hardware which requires EFI as well as various Apple Macbooks Air and Retina models ," reads the blog post . Although
Mobile Based Wireless Network MiTM Attack Illustration

Mobile Based Wireless Network MiTM Attack Illustration

Feb 05, 2012
Mobile Based Wireless Network MiTM Attack Illustration Bilal Bokhari from zer0byte.com Illustrated perfect example of Mobile Based Wireless Network MiTM Attack on his blog. Bilal want to share this article with our Readers at THN, Have a look : If we look at the history of computer development, the computer developers/engineers just 10 years back did not have any clue as to how this industry is going to be, the way this industry we have today. The Computers and its applications nowadays are more powerful and much smarter than ever before. Computer applications are used in every industry like engineering, designing, music programming, web development etc which enables their users to come up with amazing products every day. So far so good the story of the computer development sounds amazing but there is a problem with its development. When computer applications are developed, they are not particularly a complete perfect solution. They contain some flaws or bugs which can be exploi
Super Saturday : The Hacker News Featured Articles, If you miss Something !

Super Saturday : The Hacker News Featured Articles, If you miss Something !

May 14, 2011
Super Saturday :  The Hacker News Featured Articles, If you miss Something ! Let's Re-collect all the Featured Recent Interesting Articles of THN, in this post. Hope you Guys will like every news By us. Please share the Links on your Facebook/ Re-tweet on Twitter and everywhere to spread the Cyber Awareness :) The Anonymous : Need of  21st century ! 26 Underground Hacking Exploit Kits available for Download ! [THN] The Hacker News Exclusive Report on Sony 3rd Attack Issue ! Finally Source code of ZeuS Botnet Version: 2.0.8.9 available for Download ! Crimepack 3.1.3 Exploit kit Leaked, available for Download ! You got owned, Exposure about privacy on facebook ! Script that gives hackers access to user accounts floods Facebook Hacker getting WordPress Database Dump with Google Query ! Pakistan Cyber Army got hacked by Indian Cyber Army (Indishell) Facebook Security Update, Protection from Untrustworthy Websites With Web Of Trust (WOT) New Facebook worm propagating :
Advance Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security Boot Camp at Delhi, India

Advance Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security Boot Camp at Delhi, India

Apr 21, 2012
Have you ever wondered how Hackers or Black Hats hack into a computer system ? Our Hacker Boot Camp training session will teach you how this can be done. You will be shown the techniques, tools and methods that the hacker uses. This insight will help you understand how to better protect your IT architecture and identify the vectors of attack that hackers use. The Hacker News organising an Advance Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security Boot Camp at Delhi, India. All of our instructors are experts in their field and maintain respected reputations within the security community. CCSN is a revolutionary new certification in the field of information security training program for amateurs and professionals to help you gain the skills you need to become an expert in the field of information security. This specialized certification assures potential employers and customers that you have a level of advanced knowledge to detect and offer support for some of the most advanced security
Launching Wireless Hacking Series for Fun and Profit

Launching Wireless Hacking Series for Fun and Profit

Oct 14, 2011
Launching Wireless Hacking Series for Fun and Profit THN is launching a Wireless Hacking series of blog posts where we will talk about a lot of tools and techniques. We hope this will be fun and informational for all of our readers. The series will be based on the SecurityTube Wireless Security Expert (SWSE) course material. We spoke about it in previous blog posts and loved the course material, and also SecurityTube's spirit of providing the entire course material free and only charging if you are interested in getting certified. As a responsible disclosure, we would like to inform you that we have subscribed to the SWSE course and certification. Once we registered we received the course slides and login to the student portal. This post is a short summary of the study path for the course. The student portal provides a structured path for learning: You can download the course slides, the full course material and watch the welcome video (embedded in the end). Each lesson
BadAlloc Flaw Affects BlackBerry QNX Used in Millions of Cars and Medical Devices

BadAlloc Flaw Affects BlackBerry QNX Used in Millions of Cars and Medical Devices

Aug 18, 2021
A major vulnerability affecting older versions of BlackBerry's QNX Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) could allow malicious actors to cripple and gain control of a variety of products, including cars, medical, and industrial equipment. The shortcoming (CVE-2021-22156, CVSS score: 9.0) is part of a broader collection of flaws, collectively dubbed  BadAlloc , that was originally disclosed by Microsoft in April 2021, which could open a backdoor into many of these devices, allowing attackers to commandeer them or disrupt their operations. "A remote attacker could exploit CVE-2021-22156 to cause a denial-of-service condition or execute arbitrary code on affected devices," the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)  said  in a Tuesday bulletin. As of writing, there is no evidence of active exploitation of the vulnerability. BlackBerry QNX technology is  used  worldwide by over 195 million vehicles and embedded systems across a wide range of industries,
Wophcrack – Web Based Interface For Ophcrack Password Cracking Tool

Wophcrack – Web Based Interface For Ophcrack Password Cracking Tool

Mar 18, 2011
I'm assuming everyone reading already knows about Ophcrack – the awesome time/memory trade-off password cracker. Well here is a nifty web-based interface for it. Rainbow Tables are really useful when cracking password hashes, but one major disadvantage of these tables is their size which can be hundreds of gigs for complex tables. The author thought it would be extremely useful to have a personal web interface for your rainbow tables which you can access from anywhere on the web anywhere without having to carry the large tables with you everywhere you go. And well here we are, Wophcrack (Web) Ophcrack. When cracking LM or NTLM hashes Ophcrack is a great tool as we discussed recently, it provides both a GUI and CLI options along with some free and paid tables. The author basically wrote a quick and dirty PHP based web frontend for Ophcrack. Wophcrack was designed to work on Backtrack 4 R2, Although it can be install on any Linux distribution with some small adjustments, Wophcrack can
Minnesota University Apologizes for Contributing Malicious Code to the Linux Project

Minnesota University Apologizes for Contributing Malicious Code to the Linux Project

Apr 26, 2021
Researchers from the University of Minnesota apologized to the maintainers of Linux Kernel Project on Saturday for intentionally including vulnerabilities in the project's code, which led to the school being banned from contributing to the open-source project in the future. "While our goal was to improve the security of Linux, we now understand that it was hurtful to the community to make it a subject of our research, and to waste its effort reviewing these patches without its knowledge or permission," assistant professor Kangjie Lu, along with graduate students Qiushi Wu and Aditya Pakki,  said  in an email. "We did that because we knew we could not ask the maintainers of Linux for permission, or they would be on the lookout for the hypocrite patches," they added. The apology comes over a study into what's called "hypocrite commits," which was  published  earlier this February. The project aimed to deliberately add  use-after-free  vulnerabil
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