The occasional hacking of web applications
By: spoonfork
Articles
Hacking the human mind: A look at the power of social engineering
By: L33tdawg
What is social engineering? It is defined as the act of tricking a person into revealing their password or otherwise privileged information by convincing him/her that you have valid access to the said information. In a not so politically-correct manner, social engineering is more or less “lying through your teeth to get what you want”.
FTP Dumpsites: A primer
L33tdawg: This article has been removed due to the strong possibility that it was copied from NetKnowledgeBase. The original article can be found here. Any inconvienence caused is sorely regretted.
Myths about TCP Spoofing
By: Grandmaster Plague
To many l33t h4x0rs and aspiring hackers, the myth is perpetuated that the surest way to not get caught at whatever it is you're doing on the internet is to "spoof" your IP address. I fully intend to clarify this belief and give examples of when spoofing can be best used.
What is it?
Remote access and Security
By: Mark Jorgensen & Neil H Watson
By agreeing to work from home and, accessing the company network from there, you have agreed to take partial responsibility for the security of the company's data. While you may access the company network from home securely, your home PC is still exposed to outside threats from the Internet. Anyone or anything gaining access to your home PC can then gain access to the company's internal network placing it a great risk. Consider these examples:
Authentication protocols and there weaknesses
Note: This article first appeared over at our affiliates site Black Cat Virii Group. The original article can be found here
By: Chernobyl Chickun [BCVG].
This text is for educational purposes only.
Hacking by Numbers
By: Madirish
Hacking, How's it Done?
Pirate Radio
By: ManicVelocity (2600 Salt Lake City)
What is Pirate Radio?
Pirate radio is simply broadcasting on an AM or FM band without a liscence. Pirates broadcast
either because they want to become radio personalities, or they don't find commercial radio all
that interesting. Clandestine, or "Guerilla" radio stations are pirate radio stations that are
politically motivated and are most often run by opposing governments or revolutionary groups.
What is DXing?
Ham Radio: An Introduction
By: A (2600 Salt Lake City)
Grifter asked me to talk about something late last night, and after not having any time
sence then with dumpster diving and seeing the movie Spider-Man this morning, I have about
20 min before I have to be in salt lake to give this talk. So I'm going to quote a few
websites with just some basic facts to maybe get you started.
Dumpster Diving - One Man's Trash...
By: Grifter (2600 Salt Lake City)
§ The Dumpster Diver
If there's one thing I love to read about, and talk about, it's people rooting around in piles
of garbage. I don't know why it's so fascinating to me since when it comes down to it, it
basically sounds pretty nasty. I just like it.
