• 21 Oct 2009

    Metasploit as we knew it going bye bye?

    The day I never thought I'd see has come. Once HD Moore announced "Metasploit is hiring" I knew something was going on. Metasploit has been acquired by Rapid7...huh!? Too bad Qualys - maker of my favorite OS/network vulnerability scanner - missed this opportunity!According to the Rapid7 acquisition FAQ Metasploit will remain open source but with a commercial twist. I hope it only gets better...fingers crossed.Hey at least Capitalism prevailed...it's dying ...

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  • 16 Jan 2008

    So Oracle and Open Source really aren’t that secure…?

    Chock these up and file 'em away in the I-told-so-you category:Apparently Oracle's latest security update contains fixes for 27 flaws including SQL injection:http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1294080,00.html?track=NL-102&ad=617874&asrc=EM_NLN_2899404&uid=1018924Oh, and now our Imperial Federal Government has to spend tax dollars that we've earned that prove that open source software is flawed...?:http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1289637,00.html?track=NL-102&ad=617852&asrc=EM_NLN_2860161&uid=1018924The reality is folks, that regardless of the type of software - I don't care what language it's written in, how much money is charged for ...

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