WordPress 2.5 is out! I successfully upgraded without downtime. The new administration interface looks very nice but, more important, let’s hope that security has been increased. I found this interesting post regarding a WordPress hack here.
Tag: Software
Log Correlation For Free
Today, log files are everywhere! Each server or network component generates tons of log entries. All of them are interconnected to build complex infrastructures. Log files are often the first and only way to detect unusual events. The problem of security people is to be able the extract the right
PuTTY Connection Manager
As probably the majority of this blog readers, PuTTY is part of your software toolbox. For those who never heard the name “PuTTY”, it’s a free [ssh|telnet|raw|serial] client for Wintel systems. Please check the website for a complete overview. PuTTY has many options and can do almost everything at ssh/telnet
Do You Trust Your Applications?
Internet is a infinite source of free software! If you are looking for a small tool to automate tasks, convert files or make your life easier, there are chances that somebody around the world already wrote some code and distributed it for free on the Net. But, on a security
Why Reboot?
I just read a blog post whick talks about a very nice small tool: WhyReboot?. Helas for us, often when we install a new application on a Windows system, the last message is: “To complete the installation, Windows must be rebooted“. In fact, it’s not the OS itself which requires
More TrueCrypt Stress Tests
Now that I’ve a fully encrypted disk… Let’s stress it! Just after the encryption process, I started Windows Update and installed 22 (!) patches. This operation generated lot of I/O. The system speed was “normal” (well, slow but normal for a P3 system). No big issue! No software complaint. It’s
TrueCrypt Whole Disk Encryption Test
In my previous post, I spoke about the new feature introduced in TrueCrypt 5.0: the whole disk encryption. This is a killer feature for all of us who carry lot of sensitive data on our notebook hard drives. The data mobility became a hot topic in IT security for the
TrueCrypt 5.0 Released
A new release of TrueCrypt is out! For those who still do not know this product, its a free open-source disk encryption software for Windows Vista, Windows XP , Mac OS X, or Linux. Full partitions or storage devices (USB sticks) can be encrypted or virtual disk can be created