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Pwn Pad: A tablet for penetration testers
25.02.2013
At the RSA Conference 2013 in San Francisco, Pwnie Express released the Pwn Pad, a tablet loaded with wired and wireless pentesting tools.
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Wireless Reconnaissance in Penetration Testing
06.02.2013
Authors: Matthew Neely, Alex Hamerstone and Chris Sanyk Pages: 226 Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 1597497312 Introduction Reconnaissance should always be the first stage of a cyber attack or penetration test, and the success of these attempts is usually closely tied with the quality of information gathered during this phase.
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Password cracking and team testing with CORE Impact Pro
17.01.2013
CORE Security released CORE Impact Pro 2013, the latest version of its vulnerability assessment and penetration testing software, that allows organizations to proactively test IT infrastructure and identify exactly where and how an organization’s critical data can be breached.
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Browser Exploitation Framework LiveCD
14.01.2013
The Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF) is a penetration testing tool that focuses on the web browser.
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Nmap 6: Network exploration and security auditing cookbook
19.12.2012
Nmap 6: Network exploration and security auditing cookbook will help you master Nmap and its scripting engine.
Spotlight

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?
Posted on 15 May 2013. | The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware
Posted on 14 May 2013. | While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people
Posted on 14 May 2013. | You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts
Posted on 13 May 2013. | Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.
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