Building a world without passwords

Nobody likes passwords. They are inconvenient, insecure, and expensive. In fact, we dislike them so much that weve been busy at work trying to create a world without them a world without passwords. In this blog, we will provide a brief insight into how we at Microsoft think about solving this...

CVE-2015-1323

CVE-2015-1323 affects aptdaemon's simulate dbus method, enabling a local attacker to obtain sensitive information or access files with root permissions. Ubuntu packages were affected across multiple releases (12.04 LTS through 15.04) prior to fixed versions (e.g., 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.1 and rel...

SPF - SpeedPhish Framework

SPF SpeedPhish Framework is a python tool designed to allow for quick recon and deployment of simple social engineering phishing exercises. Requirements: dnspython twisted PhantomJS Usage: usage: spf.py -h -f -C --all --test -e -g -s --simulate -w -W -d -c --ip -v -y optional arguments: -h, --hel...

USN-2648-1 aptdaemon vulnerability

Tavis Ormandy discovered that Aptdeamon incorrectly handled the simulate dbus method. A local attacker could use this issue to possibly expose sensitive information, or perform other file access as the root user...

Simulate Network Conditions: ATC

Simulate Network Conditions: ATC Augmented Traffic Control ATC is a tool to simulate network conditions. It allows controlling the connection that a device has to the internet. Developers can use ATC to test their application across varying network conditions, easily emulating high speed, mobile,...

AnDOSid the DOS tool for Android

AnDOSid the DOS tool for Android A new product released by SCOTT HERBERT for Android mobile phones,Its AnDOSid - the DOS tool for Android Phones. The rise of groups like Anonymous and LuzSec, as well as constant India / Pakistan cyberwar has raised the issue of cyber-security higher in the minds...