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Archives: July, 2010

Shellcode, Assembly and Buffer Overflow

Posted By | July 27th, 2010

This is quick commo check and update to my progress with the PWBv3 course. I’ve spent the better part of this week knee deep in shellcode, assembly and debuggers… and let me tell you my brain needs a break!  Don’t let the latter sentence scare you away from this course; the tutorials and examples are … Continue reading

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Metasploit Module Released for Latest Windows 0-day

Posted By | July 21st, 2010

  The folks over at the Metasploit Framework have released a working exploit module that takes advantage of the much talked about vulnerability in the Windows Shell.   This module proves this vulnerability is not limited to being exploited via thumb drives or email attachments.  Microsoft has no patch available as of yet, however they offer some ugly workarounds: … Continue reading

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Offensive Security Penetration Testing With Backtrack (PWB3)

Posted By | July 20th, 2010

In my never ending quest for IT security excellence I’ve decided to enroll in the Offensive Security Penetration Testing With Backtrack version 3 (PWB3) course, offered by Offensive-Security.  The course, formerly known as OSCP 101, has turned out to be quite a different animal than other security courses\certification tracks I have taken in the past.  … Continue reading

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Security Testing:Fully Patched Machine Compromise with MITM+Iframe Injection

Posted By | July 9th, 2010

The purpose of this post to provide an example of how to use the freely available Linux distribution Backtrack when conducting security testing; and to provide a specific example of an attack scenario with detailed instructions on the commands used with a description. This is by no means an all encompassing tutorial for using Backtrack … Continue reading

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Prolific Solutions Relaunches Website

Posted By | July 6th, 2010

Prolific Solutions is excited to announce the relaunch of its website, http://www.prolific-solutions.net. Continue reading

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Prolific CEO to Speak at Norwich University’s Infosec Webinar Series

Posted By | July 1st, 2010

The fundamental flaw with compliance is that the focus is on whether or not you have a control in place – instead of the effectiveness of that control. It is not very difficult to manipulate the compliance process for a solid grade while providing a false sense of security. Continue reading

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