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Passware announced Passware Kit Forensic 11.7, which includes live memory analysis and subsequent decryption of MS Word or Excel 2007-2010 files. In addition, the new version instantly decrypts PGP Whole Disk Encrypted volumes and recovers passwords for Apple disk images.“Until now, there had been no solution available commercially to crack MS Office 2007-2010 encryption in predictable […]

List of Top 20 Network Penetration Testing tools : 1.    Nessus2.    Zenmap3.    Angry IP Scanner4.    IP Scanner5.    GFI lanGuard6.    SoftPerfect Network Scanner7.    SolarWinds Network Tool8.    Global Network Inventory Scanner9.    Superscan10.    Advanced IP Scanner11.    Retina12.    Advanced LAN Scanner13.    Emco Remote Installer  SE14.    Ghost Port Scan15.    Lizard System Network Scanner16.    Yaps17.    MiTec Network Scanner18.    LanSpy19.    Knocker20.    Local

by Paul Ducklin A recently-patched bug in the widely-used sudocommand makes for interesting reading. The patch reminds us of some important points in security-related programming. The UNIX sudo command is usually translated to mean “do as superuser” – in other words, it lets you run administrative commands one at a time, without logging in as the superuser (root, in UNIX parlance).

Now that Facebook is flush with cash (and expectations), here’s what we have to watch out for. By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal, PCWorld After all the attention, clamor, and expectations Facebook is now a publicly traded company worth $104 billion. With shares trading at a hundred times earnings, Facebook is under a lot of pressure to increase the profit

Shane McGlaun (Blog) Everyone is aware that smartphones can be hacked and are a potential source of security vulnerability for personal and private data. The Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning for medical devices and smartphones noting that the devices can expose patient data and lead to cyber security issues. The DHS issued

By Edwin Kee   Life in the cloud is not all peachy keen it seems, as a handful of iCloud accounts have been compromised despite being protected by secure, randomly generated passwords. This has led to speculation by the iCloud community in general that a security breach might have happened on Apple’s servers. According to one of those

Once in a while, someone comes up with the idea that firewalls are really not all that necessary. Most recently, Roger Grimes of Infoworld [1][2]. I am usually of the opinion that we definitely probably need firewalls. But I think the points made by the anti-firewall faction offer some insight into not only why we