Security

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SOTOS 2009 2009-01-01
Those of you running IBM mainframes at home can breathe easy. Not too many scary things in the crystal ball for you. Likewise for those of you running Apache web servers. You're mostly in the clear. For everyone else there's more to consider.

A Groovy Kind of Hack 2008-11-11
Why do they persist?

Android Antivirus and You 2008-11-09
You don't need it.

Congenital Google Idiots 2008-11-03
Screwing those who deserve to be screwed because they're so congenitally stupid.

Taking a Peek in the Bulk Mail Folder 2008-10-30
You'll never be safe on Windows. Get over it, cut your losses, and move on. You're only about ten years behind the rest of the world. And it's never too late.

Testa Datorn 2008-10-29
Good advice from the Swedish government?

Login Help 2008-10-02
An oldie but goodie.

Apple Software Update 2008-09-19
Kettle, meet pot.

Premier Election Solutions 2008-09-17
The black art of never admitting culpability or incompetence.

user_EA49943X_activities.zip 2008-09-17
There's no practical defence.

Back to Fargo 2008-07-29
What happens with your confidential data once it enters the US courts system?

The Art of Port Scanning
A thorough yet easy to follow explanation by Fyodor.

Buffer Exploits
How and why they work.

DIY Internet Anonymity
A well-researched and very thorough article by Thomas C Greene. Be sure to read through to the end, as there's good stuff all the way. In particular, note what Thomas says about how you reinstall your operating system - and how you don't.

Great Hacks of Our Time
Find out what 2600 has to do with your breakfast cereal. Read about an early Matthew Broderick movie. Excellent timeline by Mark Ward.

Hack Resource Centre
Everything from the articles to the tools. Welcome to Black Hat Country.

How To Write Buffer Overflows
Mudge's paper from 1995.

Security Checklist
A quick run through of procedures for securing your machine. This list can of course grow as further risks are discovered. Note: This is very basic stuff.

Security Is
Now that the blissful have been hit by disaster again, it's time to get serious.

Smart Computing
Teaching adept and newbie alike how to take control.

Spyware
It's the ultimate affront, the ultimate insult. It's also fairly legible writing on the wall.

What To Do (To Be Secure)
Windows is and will always be an insecure standalone system. It is not suitable for Internet use. If you're running Windows, get offline or get Unix before the attackers get you.