I came across the following vulnerability breakdowns while reading through Richard’s BLOG: Top Vulnerabilities in Cross-Platform Applications * C1. Backup Software * C2. Anti-virus Software * C3. PHP-based Applications * C4. Database Software * C5. File Sharing Applications * C6. DNS Software * C7. Media Players * C8. Instant Messaging Applications * C9. Mozilla and [...]
I read the article Is Your Printer Spying On You? in awe. While I have always known that government intelligence agencies were working back room deals in the sake of “protecting America,” it never dawned on me that they are using the printer companies to identify people through the material they print. This is some [...]
One unnerving thing about UNIX Operating Systems is the number of setuid and setgid root binaries. These binaries run with root privileges, and are often the first binaries examined by individuals wishing to escalate privileges on a system. To keep tabs on setuid and setgid files, the following find(1) statement can be run periodically: $ [...]
