open source
“Apache Killer” tool spotted in the wild
The developers behind the open source Apache Foundation issued a warning for all users of the Apache HTTPD Web Server, as an attack tool it has been made available on the …
$100,000 for open source security projects
Rapid7 created a $100,000 investment fund to support up to seven promising open source projects in the security industry. The “Magnificent7” projects will be …
Cain & Abel 4.9.42 released
Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft operating systems. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted …
OpenDNSSEC 1.2.2 released
Internet engineers continue to enhance Internet security with the release of OpenDNSSEC, a tool which simplifies the process of signing one or more zones with DNSSEC. …
First OpenStack Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud solution
Dell announced the Dell OpenStack Cloud Solution, which integrates the OpenStack cloud operating system, cloud-optimized Dell PowerEdge C servers, the Dell-developed …
Samba XSS and request forgery vulnerabilities
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Samba, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting and request forgery attacks. 1. The Samba Web …
NetSecL Linux 3.2 released
NetSecL is a hardened, live and installable operating system based on OpenSuse suitable for desktop/server and penetration testing. Once installed you can fully enjoy the …
SSH client PuTTY 0.61 released
After four long years, here comes a new version of PuTTY, the popular free telnet/SSH client for Windows and Unix platforms. PuTTY 0.61 brings new features, bug fixes, and …
SquirrelMail multiple vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in SquirrelMail, according to Secunia. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion …
CentOS 6.0 released
CentOS 6.0 for i386 and x86_64 architectures is now available. It is based on the upstream release EL 6.0 and includes packages from all variants. All upstream repositories …
Syringe: Windows injection utility
SecureState released Syringe, a general purpose injection utility for the windows platform. It supports injection of DLLs, and shellcode into remote processes as well as …
Faster password hashes cracking based on the DES algorithm on CPUs
Openwall released an updated version of John the Ripper, a password security auditing tool and open source project, providing the community with improvements in the …