Endpoint security

Metasploit guide 4: Armitage cyber attack management GUI

In part four of our Metasploit guide we look at Armitage, the GUI-based cyber attack management tool. This completes the Metasploit guide series. Continue Reading

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• Karthik Poojary, Amazon

A handy Nessus tutorial

A powerful vulnerability scanner, Nessus is a utility that infosec pros swear by. If you plan to adopt this tool, our Nessus tutorial has all the details. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.in Staff

Social Engineer Toolkit (SET) tutorial for penetration testers

A social engineering toolkit helps address the human element aspect of penetration testing. Learn how to use Social Engineer Toolkit with this tutorial. Continue Reading

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• Karthik R, Contributor

Metasploit Pro 4.0 adds support for cloud, SIEM systems

Rapid7 releases Metasploit Pro version 4 with improved automation features and new SIEM and cloud-based pen-testing support. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.in Staff

Metasploit tutorial part 2: Using meterpreter

Part two of our Metasploit tutorial covers usage details of the meterpreter post-exploitation tool in Metasploit to create exploits that evade detection. Continue Reading

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• Karthik Poojary, Amazon

Managing iPads in enterprise networks

These days users expect to be able to use their iPads inside the business and as thousands of software vendors release applications for the iOS platform which provide data mobility and usability benefits to employees, the prospect of the iPad as a business device is becoming a forced reality. Continue Reading

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• Stephen Gillies, editor

Metasploit tutorial part 1: Inside the Metasploit framework

In part one of our Metasploit tutorial, learn the framework’s basics, to use it for vulnerability scans and create a simple exploit on a target system. Continue Reading

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• Karthik Poojary, Amazon

Network security case study: College’s NAC virtual appliance makes grade

Wellington College’s network security case study explains how a NAC virtualization appliance blocks malware and provides increased capacity on demand. Continue Reading

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• Ron Condon

Apple fixes 39 bugs in Snow Leopard, preps for Lion release

Releases final non-security update - v10.6.8- for Snow Leopard OS, which fixes 39 flaws. More details inside. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.in Staff

Cisco introduces AnyConnect to mobile devices

The benefits of enabling your workforce with mobile access to enterprise applications, regardless of whether those applications are in the cloud or in the corporate data centre, are clearly recognised. The ease of providing secure remote access to employees, and the ability to maintain corporate data security policies is, however, not simple. Continue Reading

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• Stephen Gillies, editor

McAfee releases Android end point security solution

McAfee have announced McAfee Mobile Security software, available for both smartphones and tablets, which according to a recent press release provides a comprehensive mobile security solution by combining three leading McAfee mobile security products: WaveSecure, VirusScan Mobile and SiteAdvisor® for Android. Continue Reading

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• Stephen Gillies, editor

Nessus Android application extends vulnerability scanner’s mobile reach

Free Android app for Nessus Vulnerability scanner released by developers, Tenable Network Security Inc; extends Nessus’s existing support for iOS devices. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.in Staff

VA/PT technical report writing best practices for pen testers

A good technical report is indispensible to vulnerability analysis/penetration testing (VA/PT) exercises. Guidelines on how to write concise VA/PT reports. Continue Reading

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• Gaurav Srivastava and Antriksh Shah

Demystifying wardriving: An overview

With companies like Google being criticized for wardriving, this tip aims at decoding the concept and the associated legal implications. Continue Reading

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• Antriksh Shah and Varun Haran

PODCAST: McAfee's endpoint chief on mobile internet security

Candace Worley, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Endpoint Security at McAfee explains how new endpoints like tablets and mobile phones are changing the requirements for internet security. Continue Reading

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• Simon Sharwood

Develop a unified communication security plan

Here is a handy guide to help you develop a comprehensive unified communication (UC) security strategy which covers UC infrastructure and applications. Continue Reading

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• Akhil Behl

How to manage firewall testing using Nmap

Nmap includes many features that can be used to circumvent poorly implemented firewalls. Learn how the freely available tool can test your network devices. Continue Reading

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• Mike Cobb, Contributor