NIST released two new documents: #1: FIPS Publication 180-3 Secure Hash Standard (SHS) has been released The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pleased to announce the approval of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 180-3, Secure Hash Standard (SHS), a revision of FIPS 180-2. The Federal Register
Month: October 2008
Do we have a CERT in Belgium?
A few weeks ago, there was some kind debate in Belgium about the need of a CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team). With the growing number of computers and networks incidents reported today, everybody agree to request the setup of a strong CERT infrastructure per country and managed by legal authorities!
BSDanywhere 4.3 is out!
It’s always useful to have a Live CD with us and much more if it’s a CD of my favourite UNIX flavor! BSDanywhere 4.3 is out!
0wN3d!
[Read on Korben’s Blog]
Asset Management Using Nmap
Nmap is probably the most known and used open source port scanner on the Internet. I’ll explain how to use this wonderful network toolbox to automate a simple asset management solution. “Know your network!” This is the main focus of this post. Today, having a global and up-to-date overview of
Hackers Only Responsible for 1% of Data Breaches
According to a study, only one percent of data breaches are caused by hackers! On first position of data breaches causes: negligent team members! Source: Data News.
NVidia GPU Used to Crack WPA(2) Keys
I found this article which speaks about a Russian firm which developed a tool to use NVidia GPU (up to four) to decrypt WPA or WPA2 encryption systems (bruteforce method). Here is the product: ElcomSoft Distributed Password Recovery. Conclusion? Wi-Fi protections are not sufficient enough to ensure confidentiality! Always use
Don’t Drink and DriveWrite E-mails
Are you like me? You read e-mails, Twitter and RSS feeds every time. Example, why I’m back at home after a party or an event, I always have a quick look at my mailboxes. But sometimes, you drank too much and it’s clearly not the right moment to start a
Unresolvable Captcha!
I read a story (in French – translated here) about a French ISP which uses an online form protected by an unresolvable Captcha! Funny but frustrating if you really need to contact them! Check out the form and feel free to test it: http://faq.1and1.fr/contact/1.php.
Introduction to SIP
SIP (or Session Initiation Protocol is a protocol commonly used in VoIP applications. Here is a good introduction of SIP (within a funny context): VoIP Demystified: SIP.