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Online Vulnerability Scanning
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Information on open source security testing tools and internet security attacks. With some online services available for testing.
Recent Posts
Nikto 2.1.0 released
Nikto, the most excellent web scanner has just been released in version 2.1.0. Numerous improvements have been made to both reliability, vulnerability scope and scan optimisation. Go here for a full run down on the new features. Or here for some comp...
Samurai and BackTrack – LiveCD’s to Test your Security
Linux has brought a wonderful concept to the world of computers and that is easy to use live cd’s that allow you to boot up a fully operational operating system that does not require installation to the hard drive. Ubuntu, SuSe, Mandriva and Fe...
Nmap Cheatsheet – a quick reference guide
Nmap has a multitude of options and when you first start playing with this excellent tool it can be a bit daunting. So here is a quick start guide. Start by heading over to the download page, here you can get the latest release (5.00) of the Linux ve...
Maltego – Open Source Intelligence Gathering
A powerful new tool is about to go into a new release. Maltego makes the collection of open source intelligence about a target organisation a simple matter. DNS queries, document collection, email addresses, whois, search engine interrogation and a w...
DirBuster – Brute force a web server for interesting things
You would be surprised at what people leave unprotected on a web server. In our Full Vulnerability Assessment toolkit is a tool that does a simple job and does it very well. DirBuster is a java application that will brute force web directories and fi...
Mozilla Service Week
An online volunteering initiative by the Mozilla foundation is a great initiative intending to bring online volunteering together with organisations and individuals requiring assistance. We believe the Internet should make life better. Join us the we...

