News (19)

  • Want cash for PWNing Linux, Leopard or Vista?

    Apple's OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux operating systems are to be pitted against each other in an ethical hacking contest in Vancouver next month.

  • Gmail cookie vulnerability exposes user's privacy

    Petko Petkov of ethical hacking group GNUCitizen, has developed a proof-of-concept program to steal contacts and incoming e-mails from Google Gmail users.

  • Council social engineering test exposes flaws

    Kingston City Council in Victoria recently conducted a social engineering experiment to see how its staff would react to a stranger trying to gain access to the server room; the exercise revealed, and helped fix, serious flaws in staff awareness.

  • Accredited open source anti-hacking course launches

    The first fully accredited Open Source Security Testing Methodology (OSSTM) program -- a five-day hands-on course run by penetration testing specialists Pure Hacking -- will kick off this September.

  • Nokia releases 'invisible' Bluetooth security fix

    Six months after saying the 'bluesnarfing' vulnerability in its handsets wasn't serious enough to fix, Nokia says it has released software upgrades for five of its handsets. They're just a bit hard to find.

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Features and Case Studies (4)

  • IT Manager's September Top 10

    The ability to support dual platforms, namely Windows XP and Red Hat Linux, still ranks high for Australian IT pros. The Blaster worm, Notes/Domino and Exchange remained topics of interest in September.

  • How ethical hacking saved the day

    What should you do if your hacked servers are being used for illegal purposes? Read this case study to find out.

  • Are hired hackers worth the cost?

    There's one way to prove that security is a necessary IT expense: hire hackers to successfully break into your own network.

  • Turning script kiddies into real programmers

    How can you interest young people in the noble professions of programming and computer security while discouraging the glamorous world of illegal hacking? It's not easy.

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