Lynis 2.3.2 - Security Auditing Tool for Unix/Linux Systems

We are excited to announce this major release of auditing tool Lynis. Several big changes have been made to core functions of Lynis. These changes are the next of simplification improvements we made. There is a risk of breaking your existing configuration. Lynis is an open source security auditin...

IoT Insecurity: Top Connected Device Security Concerns

It’s a coin toss whether or not that Internet of Things device you depend on is secure. Those unacceptable 50/50 odds come from a survey by IOActive where technology professionals were asked about the security of connected devices from thermostats, security cameras to alarm systems. Those numbers...

Open Source Security Incident and Event Management: SIEMonster

Open Source Security Incident and Event Management SIEMonster is free, documented open source Security Incident and Event Management SIEM designed and engineering with stable, supported open source products developed for security, scalability and functionality. The product was developed by...

MARA Framework - Mobile Application Reverse engineering and Analysis Framework

MARA is a M obile A pplication R everse engineering and A nalysis Framework. It is a tool that puts together commonly used mobile application reverse engineering tools, in order to make the task or reverse engineering and analysis easier and friendly to mobile application developers and security...

Arch Linux Security Layer: ArchStrike

Arch Linux Security Layer done the Arch Way optimized for i686, x8664, ARMv6, and ARMv7 An Arch Linux repository for security professionals and enthusiasts. Done the Arch Way and optimized for i686, x8664, ARMv6, and ARMv7. ArchStrike is a penetration testing and security layer on top of Arch...

IBM's Watson Supercomputer Tackles Security

IBM is leveraging the power of its Watson supercomputer to thwart viruses, ransomware and DDoS attacks. On Tuesday it unveiled an ambitious plan to feed Watson billions of data points from security sources daily so that Watson can spot anomalies as they happen and stop them dead in their tracks...

Qbot Malware is Back: 54K Infections in One Month

The Qbot malware is back and hard at work again with infections reported on 54,517 machines, according to researchers at BAE Systems—with 85 percent of those impacted systems residing in the United States. Qbot’s latest incarnation has learned new tricks since its early days in 2009, and is rilin...

Dell VPN client Netextender 0day analysis-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

The VPN client is most IT security professionals will use a tool, using it can be connected to a“restricted”local area network, anonymous Internet access, ensure network traffic security, etc. But just imagine, if the VPN client can cause the machine to the elevation of privileges? Note: currentl...

Damn Vulnerable Web Application: DVWA

Damn Vulnerable Web Application DVWA is a PHP/MySQL web application that is damn vulnerable. Its main goals are to be an aid for security professionals to test their skills and tools in a legal environment, help web developers better understand the processes of securing web applications and aid...

Python for Security Professionals: Free IT Security Training

Python is an excellent programming language that has rapidly become popular among Hackers, Reverse engineers, software testers, Forensic analyst and Penetration testers. Python is a simple object-oriented and minimalistic language that is easy to learn for novice programmers as well as experience...

Damn Vulnerable Web App - PHP/MySQL Training Web Application that is Damn Vulnerable

Damn Vulnerable Web App DVWA is a PHP/MySQL web application that is damn vulnerable. Its main goals are to be an aid for security professionals to test their skills and tools in a legal environment, help web developers better understand the processes of securing web applications and aid...

Gitrob - Reconnaissance tool for GitHub organizations

Gitrob is a command line tool that can help organizations and security professionals find such sensitive information. The tool will iterate over all public organization and member repositories and match filenames against a range of patterns for files, that typically contain sensitive or dangerous...

PHP Secure Configuration Checker - Check current PHP configuration for potential security flaws

Among the most tedious tasks of PHP security testing is the check for insecure PHP configuration. As a successor of our PHP Security Poster, we have created a script to help system administrators as well as security professionals to assess the state of php.ini and related topics as quickly and as...

GNU C library dynamic linker LD_AUDIT arbitrary DSO load Vulnerability

No description provided by source. from: http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=128776663124692&w=2 The GNU C library dynamic linker will dlopen arbitrary DSOs during setuid loads ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cześć, This advisory describes...

HackPorts - Mac OS X Penetration Testing Framework and Tools

HackPorts was developed as a penetration testing framework with accompanying tools and exploits that run natively on Mac platforms. HackPorts is a ‘super-project’ that leverages existing code porting efforts, security professionals can now use hundreds of penetration tools on Mac systems without...

ArchAssault - Arch Linux ISO for Penetration Testers

The ArchAssault Project is an Arch Linux derivative for penetration testers, security professionals and all-around Linux enthusiasts. This means we import the vast majority of the official upstream Arch Linux packages, these packages are unmodified from their upstream source. While our Arch Linux...

The Lesson of eBay

After every major cyber breach, security professionals are asked about the lessons we can learn from them. While the technical details of the eBay attack arent yet public, we can already learn lessons about from companys public statements and its communications to its customers...

Arch Linux Penetration Testers Layer: ArchAssault

Arch Linux Penetration Testers Layer 2014-09-30 – Tyler Bennett We have released a new iso, its updated with our latest tools. We have updated our custom kernel to 3.16.3, as well. We have corrected the size issue on the x8664 ISO, allowing it to be burned to a single layer DVD. Official Note: Th...

Update : Backtrack Kali Linux 1.0.3 released with built-in accessibility features

BackTrack Linux, a specialized distribution of penetration testing tools, has long been a favorite of security specialists and IT pros. Security professionals have been relying on the BackTrack security distribution for many years to help them perform their assessments. A couple of weeks ago,...

Mandiant revealed Chinese APT1 Cyber Espionage campaign

Few weeks after the discovery of the sophisticated cyber espionage campaign against principal US media The Mandiant® Intelligence Center™ released an shocking report that reveals an enterprise-scale computer espionage campaign dubbed APT1. The term APT1 is referred to one of the numerous cyber...