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03 Nov 2009Good dictionary to use for password cracking
Here's a pretty comprehensive password dictionary I recently came across that you may want to use in your security testing...there may be "friendlier" download link but I haven't searched for it.If time is a factor, this dictionary may be too big for its own good given the time it'd take to run through everything but at least you know you're using a good dictionary. After all, your dictionary-based password cracking ...
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20 Mar 2009
My latest security content
I've got some new information security content you may be interested in.First off, here's an article I wrote for SearchWinIT.com:Will a degree or certification help enhance your IT career?...and one I wrote for SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com:Why should Windows shops use Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer?...and finally a webcast I just recorded for SearchSoftwareQuality.com:Essential Elements of Web Application Penetration TestingAs always, check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html for all of my information security articles, podcasts, webcasts, screencasts ...
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28 Aug 2008
Want to try some ‘sploits but don’t have anything to ‘sploit?
If you've ever wanted to play around with Metasploit - the free pen test/exploitation toolkit - but you didn't know where to start....well, here's an interesting site I came across that hosts free trial versions of software known to be vulnerable to attack using Metasploit, etc..Oh, if you need a quick primer, check out the following articles I've written on Metasploit as well:Metasploit 3.1 updates improve Windows penetration testingMetasploit 3.0 ...
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