https://systembash.com Technology and System Administration Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:30:18 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://systembash.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-icon-dark-bg-32x32.png https://systembash.com 32 32 https://systembash.com/firesheep-should-be-a-call-to-arms-for-system-network-web-admins/ https://systembash.com/firesheep-should-be-a-call-to-arms-for-system-network-web-admins/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:49:41 +0000 http://systembash.com/?p=839 Firesheep by Eric Butler has just been released to the world. This Firefox plugin does a few things that have already been fairly easy to do for a while, but rolled up in one easy to use package:

1. Sniffs data on unencrypted Wireless Networks
2. Looks for unencrypted login cookies sent to known popular insecure sites
3. Allows you to login to that account with 'One Click'

So what sites are impacted by default? Amazon.com, Basecamp, bit.ly, Cisco, CNET, Dropbox, Enom, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Github, Google, HackerNews, Harvest, Windows Live, NY Times, Pivotal Tracker, Slicehost, tumblr, Twitter, WordPress, Yahoo, and Yelp are among the few. A plugin system allows anyone to add their own sites (and cookie styles) to the plugin. Yikes! It goes without saying that this is a major security problem for anyone who uses unencrypted wireless networks. Includes on this list are many universities and companies such as Starbucks. ]]> https://systembash.com/firesheep-should-be-a-call-to-arms-for-system-network-web-admins/feed/ 3 https://systembash.com/google-adds-two-factor-authentication-to-google-apps-for-real-this-time/ Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:21:00 +0000 http://systembash.com/content/google-adds-two-factor-authentication-to-google-apps-for-real-this-time/ https://systembash.com/essential-foursquare-security-anti-stalking-guide-tip/ https://systembash.com/essential-foursquare-security-anti-stalking-guide-tip/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:03:52 +0000 http://systembash.com/?p=587 FourSquare is a growing service that allows you to "Check in" to restaurants, grocery stores, museums and just about any place you can imagine. However, I have seen several of my friends checking in to locations which, I must say as a security research student, set off warning bells. Although I am calling out FourSquare specifically, these also apply to just about any other location based software where you broadcast your location to other folks, whether they are your friends or the general public. GoWalla and BrightKite are in the same boat. Without further ado... here is my list of top FourSquare Security Faux Pas (after the break...)]]> https://systembash.com/essential-foursquare-security-anti-stalking-guide-tip/feed/ 10 https://systembash.com/social-media-and-the-downfall-of-the-password-reset-question/ https://systembash.com/social-media-and-the-downfall-of-the-password-reset-question/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:04:14 +0000 http://systembash.com/?p=416 https://systembash.com/social-media-and-the-downfall-of-the-password-reset-question/feed/ 8 https://systembash.com/command-line-packet-sniffing-existing-running-process-in-linux/ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:57:23 +0000 http://systembash.com/?p=398 https://systembash.com/presentation-on-hybrid-stealthy-networks-wireless-ad-hoc-networks/ https://systembash.com/presentation-on-hybrid-stealthy-networks-wireless-ad-hoc-networks/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:57:42 +0000 http://systembash.com/?p=335 https://systembash.com/presentation-on-hybrid-stealthy-networks-wireless-ad-hoc-networks/feed/ 1 https://systembash.com/remote-desktop-from-windows-xp-to-windows-server-2008-or-windows-vista/ https://systembash.com/remote-desktop-from-windows-xp-to-windows-server-2008-or-windows-vista/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:28:02 +0000 http://systembash.com/?p=318 https://systembash.com/remote-desktop-from-windows-xp-to-windows-server-2008-or-windows-vista/feed/ 3 https://systembash.com/real-security/ https://systembash.com/real-security/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:19:43 +0000 http://systembash.com/?p=171 https://systembash.com/real-security/feed/ 1 https://systembash.com/makeuseof-post-firefox-extensions-keeping-safe-on-the-web-privacy-securit/ Thu, 01 May 2008 00:30:46 +0000 http://systembash.com/?p=163 https://systembash.com/using-the-paypal-verisign-security-key-with-openid-for-two-factor-authentication/ https://systembash.com/using-the-paypal-verisign-security-key-with-openid-for-two-factor-authentication/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:16:55 +0000 http://systembash.com/?p=158 https://systembash.com/using-the-paypal-verisign-security-key-with-openid-for-two-factor-authentication/feed/ 14