Everything is under control:Around a week ago the following at the Internet Storm Center popped up in my feeds… Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple Mac OS X and applications. Proof of Concept code has already been posted along with the information regarding the vulnerabilities. At this time no patches or…
Browsing Posts published on May 2, 2006
Three rules for safer Wi-Fi away from home:Almost everyone has heard about wardriving, the geek sport in which you drive around and see what wireless access points (WAP) you can find and access. Because of the ink wardriving has received over the years, many home and business users have wised up and added security to their WAPs. But how about the busy traveler, the exec at Marriott, or the slacker at Starbucks? Do they take that same level of care with wireless security while they’re on the road and seduced by the easy availability of Wi-Fi hotspots?… Here are three simple assumptions you should make before taking your wireless laptop on the road.
Browser Comparison:If you want to see what the various web browsers have to offer, why not check out the list on Wikipedia?There is masses of information on there, giving you a chance to make a really informed choice.
Can You Spoof IP Packets?:Spoofed IP packets are still believed to be a significant problem for the Internet…. Apparently, 80% of the IP addresses measured no longer support spoofing! Their methodology is simple: have users download a client which attempts to spoof packets to the monitor. Using these packets, they can determine the filter rules. So everyone, download the client and help.
Apple Looking at ZFS For Mac OS X:Udo Schmitz writes “Apples Filesystem Development Manager, Chris Emura, is looking into porting Sun Microsystems’ file system ZFS to OS X. At least this is what Sun’s Eric Kustarz states on the ZFS mailing list. Is this a glimpse of hope for all those of us who think HFS+ isn’t up to par for a 21st century OS? Next thing you know and they’ll rewrite the Finder …”
Using script to log your sessions:Sometimes when working on a trivial task, such as creating a MySQL account, I find myself unable to remember the exact steps, despite having done it many times in the past few years. When such temporary amnesia strikes, you can turn to script, a command-line utility that keeps a log of your console session. It can record for future reference all the commands you use.
SANS warns of zero day attacks:The SANS Institute conducted a security briefing today in a teleconference hosted by Alan Paller, director of research at SANS, with a guest panel of Internet security experts on hand to elaborate. A press release from SANS warns of a surge in zero day attacks — those which have been identified in the wild but have not yet patched by the vendors or projects involved — and in attacks on the Apple OS X platform.
Convert any video file to DVD:Informative article on how to use open source software to convert files to DVD.“Packages for both programs are available for most Linux distributions and BSDs, so you can install them on your favorite OS easily. Compiling the programs from source isn’t difficult, as long as you get their dependencies right. Both programs provide adequate documentation about the installation. You can burn the final files to a DVD disc with the help of the growisofs utility from the dvd+rw-tools suite.”
Learning the shell:I am a shell kind of guy, as I believe everyone who has ever really used one becomes.“Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are helpful for many tasks, but they are not good for all tasks. I have long felt that most computers today do not use electricity. They instead seem to be powered by the ”pumping“ motion of the mouse! Computers were supposed to free us from manual labor, but how many times have you performed some task you felt sure the computer should be able to do?
The Perfect Setup – Fedora Core 5:This is a detailed description how to set up a Fedora Core 5 based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters (Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server (with SMTP-AUTH and TLS), DNS server, FTP server, MySQL server, POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.). This tutorial is written for the 64-bit version of Fedora Core 5, but should apply to the 32-bit version with very little modifications as well.
Linux gains enhanced WiFi stack:Interesting article about Linux Wifi support.“The day when WiFi cards ”just work“ under Linux may be fast approaching. WiFi software stack specialist Devicescape has released its ”Advanced Datapath“ 82.11 driver stack to the open source community under the GPL, and the Linux kernel developer community appears to be working to adapt it for mainline inclusion.”
SANS Notes Sharp Increase In Mac OS X Flaws:
