IPsec VPN Penetration Testing with BackTrack Tools
This article outlines the value of penetration-testing VPN gateways for known vulnerabilities and also shows you how to prevent a breach into the internal network. IPsec is the most commonly used technology for…
SYN Flooding using SCAPY and Prevention using iptables
DoS (Denial of Service) attacks against Web services make them unavailable for legitimate users, affecting the website owner’s potential business. These involve intentional consumption of network, CPU and memory resources. In this article,…
Chkrootkit — Eliminate the Enemy Within
Last month, we learnt about the technical components that form rootkits. We also discussed why and how rootkits are dangerous, and briefly explored a few detection options. This article continues on the same…
Securing Apache, Part 11: Logs, et al.
In this final part of the series, we will discover how to strengthen security in Apache by logging and other miscellaneous ways. Configuring a system to be secure is indeed a key task,…
Securing Apache, Part 10: mod_security
Right from Part 1 of this series, we’ve covered the major types of attacks being done on Web applications — and their security solutions. In this article, I will reveal the tremendous capabilities…
Setup Two-Factor Authentication using OpenOTP
This article is a description of how to use OpenOTP, by RCDevs, to set up a complete environment for two-factor authentication on various servers and for various applications. Readers should have knowledge of…
Securing Apache, Part 9: Attacks that Target PHP-based Instances
Beginning with Part 1 of this series, we have covered all major attacks on Web applications and servers, with examples of vulnerable PHP code. In this article, we will cover those attacks that…
Securing Apache, Part 8: DoS & DDoS Attacks
In this part of the series, we focus on DoS/DDoS attacks, which have been among the major threats to Web servers since the beginning of the Web 2.0 era. Denial of Service (DoS)…
Nessus with Metasploit — Track and Hack
Networks play an important role in a sysadmin’s life. But have you ever wondered about the security of your network, or tried to find out how vulnerable it is? Let’s discover how to…
Digital Forensic Analysis Using BackTrack, Part 2
In Part 1, we saw the digital forensics capabilities of the BackTrack Live Linux distribution, and focused on the first phase of digital forensic analysis, known as image acquisition. We used a variety…
February 22, 2012 Sukoon Serjical Strike — Amazing tut
February 21, 2012 subhendu — Thanks for this post . I want to develop an cross platform python gui application , that will also use...
February 21, 2012 amityadav9314 — I tried it but could not run even the simple hello.php file..:(it shows the following error:Not FoundThe requested URL...