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Don’t forget to generate your WordPress secure cookie keys !

Hey All just a quick post on WordPress authentication keys You may have noticed that in the newer versions of WordPress that in the WP-config.php file there is a block of code asking for key passphrases. That is to support encrypted cookies for your users when they log in if you don’t generate the keys […]

Untangle Passes threat Check scans !!

Today Untangle released some news about its NGFW product where their product was put to the test against some stiff paid for competition and Untangle came out on top ! As most of you know I am a huge fan of Untangle and I am very proud of their success Not only is Untangle much […]

Untangle Firewall Review !!!

Hey All, Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve been on been crazy busy I recently attended Cisco Connect 2014 and I will be putting up some pics and my thoughts of the vendors and the seminars of things I learned during my visit ! For now see my latest YouTube video ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ8_On6h_3U

SYN attack using hping3

Hping3 is a powerful tool used for penetration testing here is a fast and easy way to perform a syn attack with a side of ip spoofing sudo hping3 -a 192.168.1.3 192.168.1.3 -R This will spoof the address and make the device send syn packets to its self ! Lol Here is a picture on […]

Protecting your self online during the holidays !

Hello everyone With the Christmas season in full swing that time of year when hackers and scam artists try to exploit the holiday season with new tricks to steal your identity and try their new scams here are some tips when shopping online When shopping online 1.) Beware of too good to be true offers […]

DNS amplification attack …. What is it ?

Lately we have been seeing in the security news of a newer type of attack called ” DNS amplification attack” or what was known as a SMURF attack How does it work ? The attack works when an attacker finds an open dns server that accepts look-ups from outside its network (aka misconfiguration) and spoofs […]