Memory Limits for Windows Releases
Hi folks, found an interessting website from Microsoft which belongs to different Memory Limits for Windows Releases. Have a look – http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366778(v=vs.85).aspx hf Short URL: http://tinyurl.com/boww562Link to this post!
Auto startx in Backtrack 5 (GNOME)
If you want to rid of typing “startx” after login to Backtrack 5, you could just add some extra lines into /root/.bashrc . As this is a problem I had some days ago I would like it to share with you. And you get rid of google (gg) Joke apart! Add these lines to /root/.bashrc [...]
Evaluation of the efficiency of Cross-Site-Scripting measures (Part 1)
In regards to my Master Thesis, which is about the evaluation of the efficiency of Cross-Site-Scripting measures, I would like to introduce my assessment approach to you. This post is not about the definition of XSS neither about secure coding. Part 1 comprises the definition of the assessment approach to evaluate the efficiency of XSS [...]
Detect Port-Scans with iptables
Altough attacks are more and more evolving to the application layer, baseline security must be established as well. Usually one of the first steps taken is to build up a firewall. In this post I want to introduce, how port scans can be detected with iptables. nmap as one of the most popular port scanners, [...]
What’s coming next?
I am going to write about network printer security and how printer insecurity could lead to a compromise of windows active directory. Some ideas of mine inlcude insecure configuration, usage of domain admin accounts, password security etc. Feel free to contribute! Short URL: http://tinyurl.com/3jzkddfLink to this post!
(Double-)SQL-Injection Challenge
I would like to demonstrate a sample SQL-Injection attack. SQL-Injection occurs if user input is not correctly validated. Sensitive data could be read from the database, or administrative operations could be executed. First have a look at the vulnerable application code listing: function listBookmarks($searchTag,$s) { if($searchTag == NULL && $s == 0) { $sql = [...]