Category Archives: Security

Angry IP Scanner, looks like Fing for desktops

Posted on January 4, 2018 by robertwilkie

Haven’t tried it myself, but it looks like its worth checking out. Angry IP Scanner Download – Fast Network IP Scanner

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A printer exploit kit

Posted on December 20, 2017 by robertwilkie

One of a few I will be posting up.  Most of them seem to be part of a school project and then fall off the cliff. https://github.com/RUB-NDS/PRET

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CryptoKitties, not what I was expecting from blockchain tech

Posted on December 4, 2017 by robertwilkie

I don’t even know where to start on this one. Basically its a blockchain based on trading cards for cat pictures.  I am amazed folks are paying for this.  But then again with Bitcoin at over 11G’s now… People have … Continue reading →

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Nice write up on public key crypto

Posted on October 25, 2017 by robertwilkie

Its building off the standard Alice and Bob story.  But still worth reading. Practical Public Key Cryptography

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So need to unlock your subaru without a key?

Posted on October 24, 2017 by robertwilkie

There is an opensource project and toolkit you can use to do so now. Exploiting Weak Crypto on Car Key Fobs

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You can now 3D print your Kwikset keys

Posted on October 17, 2017 by robertwilkie

Interesting post.  Going to have to follow this project to see if other keys, like newer style car keys, end up here. https://hackaday.io/project/27631-3d-printing-real-world-keys

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Looking for card scanners, download the app

Posted on September 27, 2017 by robertwilkie

Too funny, the researchers created an app call skimmerscanner to find any card skimmers around.  Bascially it looks like a bluetooth scanner. Seek Out Scammers With Skimmer Scanner

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How to secure your RPi

Posted on September 14, 2017 by robertwilkie

A good chunk of this is common knowledge.  But its a good writeup just the same. https://makezine.com/2017/09/07/secure-your-raspberry-pi-against-attackers/

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Need to find something in GIT?

Posted on September 12, 2017 by robertwilkie

Interesting tool called GitMiner, seem to do more than you can with google. GitMiner – Advanced Tool For Mining Github

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Tools to download a website

Posted on August 29, 2017 by robertwilkie

I have never heard of HTTrack before.  Looks useful…but what I found funny was the recommendation of wget. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-do-i-download-an-entire-website-for-offline-reading/

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