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TrueCrypt adds Full Hard Disk Encryption, Mac OS X Support

Big news from the TrueCrypt Foundation yesterday…the new version of TrueCrypt (v5.0) supports full disk encryption and/or encryption of the system partition using pre-boot authentication. In addition, Mac OS X support was added and a GUI interface for the Linux version is now included. From the TrueCrypt web site: “TrueCrypt can on-the-fly encrypt a system

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Router Hacking Challenge

The fine folks over at GNUCITIZEN are organizing a router hacking challenge which begins now and apparently through February 29th. The key here is that you need to hack your own router (ie: home dsl/cable router) and disclose any vulnerabilities that you find either via GNUCITIZEN, the sla.ckers forum or at hackerwebzine[at]gmail[dot]com. Why are they

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How do you document?

Interesting post over on Slashdot yesterday on what the best practices are for documenting processes and procedures. While this is a general problem in IT, I thought that it would be worth to note that documentation is a major part of what pen testers and security professionals do. From the pen testing side I require

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Metasploit 3.1 Released

HD Moore has released the latest version of the venerable Metasploit Framework over the weekend. Version 3.1 includes the following updates and improvements: “The latest version features a graphical user interface, full support for the Windows platform, and over 450 modules, including 265 remote exploits…” This is a significant improvement for the Windows version and

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