Posted by corradoignoti on 27/09/2006
I found this program quite interesting: Steghide is a steganography program that is able to hide data in various kinds of image- and audio-files. The color- respectivly sample-frequencies are not changed thus making the embedding resistant against first-order statistical tests. Steghide is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) I couldn’t try steghide to [...]
Posted by corradoignoti on 22/09/2006
Reprogramming an ATM to dispense more cash than it ought to is far easier than anyone imagined. Last week CNN screened a video of a man suspected of reprogramming an ATM to dispense $20 bills that it thought were $5 notes, so fraudsters and the unscrupulous were able to withdraw four times more money than [...]
Posted by corradoignoti on 22/09/2006
A modified version of Mozilla Firefox that lets users browse the web anonymously has been released. The Torpark browser can be stored on and run from a flash USB memory stick, which can effectively turn a PC into an anonymous terminal.
Posted by corradoignoti on 22/09/2006
To all people that: “I’m Mac and I have no problem!!!” Apple released an update on Thursday to fix three critical flaws in its Airport wireless drivers that could allow attackers to remotely take control of a desktop or laptop Mac OS X system. Read here and change your idea
Posted by corradoignoti on 22/09/2006
Podcasts are becoming always more popular. Here a list of security podcast I found. Personally I listen only to SecurityNOW!
Posted by corradoignoti on 21/09/2006
I don’t like play with the computer or with the play station or probably I don’t play with game but with other thing . Buth this game is worth looking at, if just to read the rules of the game. You play the part of an airport security screener and your job is to search [...]
Posted by corradoignoti on 20/09/2006
That’s interesting: a display that works on a flexible credit card. This white paper explains the problems tied to the smart cards technology: Smart card systems differ from conventional computer systems in that different aspects of the system are not under a single trust boundary. The processor, I/O, data, programs, and network may be controlled [...]
Posted by corradoignoti on 20/09/2006
Qualche link veloce: Nuova Linee Guida su Outsourcing e Sicurezza: http://www.isacaroma.it/html/newsletter/node/223 Nuova Linee Guida sulla Certificazione della Sicurezza ICT: http://www.isacaroma.it/html/newsletter/node/222 Nuova Linee Guida sulla Risk Analysis – Approfondimenti: http://www.isacaroma.it/html/newsletter/node/220 Buona lettura!!
Posted by corradoignoti on 17/09/2006
CryptoDox (the link is offline as I’m writing) is an online encyclopedia on Cryptography and Information Security. The data is being made available under the GNU Free Documentation License. The site is powered by MediaWiki. Check it out!!!
Posted by corradoignoti on 16/09/2006
Interessante questo articolo comparso sul sito dell’ANSA. “Per la Cassazione e’ legittimo il licenziamento di un dipendente che ha dato ad un ex collega la sua password della rete aziendale. La password veniva utilizzata per connettersi dall’esterno alla rete informatica anche se come utente ordinario e quindi ‘non poteva interagire col sistema, non aveva accesso [...]