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Photoshop File Threat - Did You Ever?: Just when you thought it was safe to do something online, we have an example which shows that there can be dangerous vulnerabilities in virtually any application.Im including this Photoshop file threat not because I think it will become some massive security threat to a lot of users but simply...; Tags: vulnerability, Threats, Threat Modeling, Security, Risk Management, It Management, Hacks, Hacking, Cybercrime, adobe, acrobat; Blog posts 2007-05-07
Old tricks are the best tricks - Hackers attack with "tainted Microsoft Office files": In an April 23rd article, USA TODAY reported that foreign hackers are using "tainted Microsoft Office files" to compromise the computer networks of select Federal agencies and nuclear and defense contractors. To the casual reader, the article gives the impression these attacks are a new phenomenon. Wrong. Office macro viruses...; Tags: Security, Office, Malware, Hacks, Hacking, Government, End User, Cybercrime; Blog posts 2007-04-24
Can Everyone See Your Cut-'n'-Paste? Probably, if you use IE 6 or earlier.: One of the things that separates complete novices from beginners and more advanced PC users is the use of Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V. Probably everyone reading this uses the Windows cut-and-paste feature every few minutes on a busy day.I bet your executives do it and, lets face it, even the most...; Tags: Security, Microsoft, Passwords, Windows, Hacks, End-user Communication, Internet, IE, Ie6, data theft, privacy; Blog posts 2007-03-17
Romanian hacker brags about last week's eBay crack: According to a March 10th eWeek article by Lisa Vaas, a self-proclaimed Romanian hacker posted eBay member information at an eBay forum ("Romanian Hacker Broadcasts eBay Customer Accounts") . The hacker, who calls himself "Born_To_Scam_American_Guys", also posted what amounts to a critique of American and Canadian computer users and...; Tags: Cybercrime, Hacking, Hacks, Identity Theft, Security, Tom Olzak; Blog posts 2007-03-11
WordPress 2.1.1 download is compromised: According to a story in a March 5th story at CBC News, a cracker modified version of the WordPress blog software was made available for download ("Attacker adds vulnerability to WordPress blog software"). Users who downloaded version 2.1.1 over the past three or four days should immediately download and...; Tags: Hacks, It Management, News, Security, Wordpress, Wordpress Blog; Blog posts 2007-03-05

Hack lets intruders sneak into home routers: http://news.com.com/Hack+lets+intruders+sneak+into+home+routers/2100-7349_3-6159938.html?tag=nefd.topChange the default password, christ. I can't beleive people still don't do that.Dan does a benny hill slap on the head of every person that does not change default passwords.DanHere's how I setup access points;1. Give the device a static IP and move it near the top (above...; Tags: droolin, password, windows, security, hardware, hacks, routers, home user, Dan, router; Discussion threads 2007-02-16
Winamp Download Site Hacked?: It looks like they turned the winamp download site into a link scraper.http://www.digg.com/security/Winamp_Site_Hacked; Tags: ms.thenetworker@...; Discussion threads 2007-02-07
10+ tweaks, tricks, and hacks to make Windows Vista fly: Other tweaks or tricks?What other tweaks or tricks have you discovered for Windows Vista?; Tags: hacks, mark kaelin, Mark W. Kaelin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, performance, tweaks, windows, windows vista; Discussion threads 2007-01-25
How do I… Add Copy To and Move To to Windows Explorer with a registry hack?: Other useful hacksDo you have another useful hack for Windows XP? We'd like to hear about it.Adding TweakUI to the Control PanelWhen I install XP, I always install TweakUI, a long-time favorite PowerToy for Windows (since '95 days.) However, installing it conventionally, only installs it for the current user....; Tags: hack, HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D14ED2E1-C75B-443c-BD7C-FC03B2F08C17}\S, TweakUI, windows xp, hacks, registry, how do i, windows explorer, Mark W. Kaelin, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, Adding TweakUI; Discussion threads 2006-09-14
Defenses for portscanning under server 2003: Hey guys, are there any ways to defend against port scanning under Win2k3 Server? Im looking at setting up server 2003 for dhcp/dns/file server at a lan party and apparently there were numerous attempts to take down the server. This time (due to competition from other LAN's) apparently their will...; Tags: 2003, Andrew06, dhcp, distributed denial of service, firewall, hackers, hacking, hacks, LAN, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, port, port scanning, security, server, W2K3; Discussion threads 2005-10-30
Start up with the OS you choose: http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10877-5889995.htmlHow many operating systems are bootable on your PC? We've seen a PC that could boot 8 different OSs, [b]can you top that?[/b]bootloadersI don't have technical documentation in front of me, so my numbers might be slightly off, but as far as I recall this is all true and accurate:The...; Tags: bootable partition, booting, bootloader, Grub, hacks, hardware, Mark W. Kaelin, Microsoft Windows, non-Microsoft OSes, Ntldr, operating system, operating systems, oreilly, windows xp; Discussion threads 2005-10-06
DOWNLOAD: Bypass the BIOS password: http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10877-5887730.htmlHave you ever had to bypass the BIOS boot password? What other hacks have you had to resort to when troubleshooting a PC problem?overkillMany/most motherboards have a BIOS password reset. It is a jumper setting on the motherboard, generally you move the jumper that is on it so that it...; Tags: BIOS, cmos, computer, hacks, hardware, jumper, Knoppix Linux, Mark W. Kaelin, motherboard, oreilly, password, passwords, PC, security; Discussion threads 2005-10-03
DOWNLOAD: Hack Google: http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10877-5854750.htmlIs Google desktop installed on your PC? Are you worried about having too much Google?Desktop not installedIs Google desktop the same as the toolbar add-in? If so, nope, it isn't, so no, I'm not.Google is my home page, so one click on the "Home" icon takes me there. ...; Tags: desktop, google, Google Desktop, Google Inc., hacks, hardware, internet, Mark W. Kaelin, off topic, oreilly, search engines, toolbar, web sites; Discussion threads 2005-09-08
DOWNLOAD: Control your TV and raise your geek factor with TiVo hacks: http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-22-5842964.htmlWhat is your favorite TiVo hack? Have you ever completely hosed your Tivo while hacking it?; Tags: Hacking, TiVo Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-08-25
Network Solutions Hit: Network Solutions was hit by a DDOS int he past couple of days, but the media has yet to pick it up. So, for the past couple of days, I have had intermittant problems with receiving external emails. Network Solutions has no solution at this time, but Engineering is...; Tags: E-mail, Network Solutions Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-04-27

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Hack your way to a faster, stronger, better Yahoo!: Get more out of Yahoo! with these three hacks. Yahoo! is one of the most popular and most feature-rich sites on the Web. But, as the hacks in this download show, even the most feature-laden sites can be enhanced with a few well conceived alternations. The three...; Tags: Web, Yahoo! Inc., O'Reilly Media Inc., Channel Management, Productivity, Marketing; Book chapters 2006-01-05
Write your own custom Snort rules for tighter security: Snort is a favorite open source application in use in many IT departments because it offers an inexpensive and effective way to provide intrusion detection capability on a network segment. Now, with this sample hack from the O'Reilly book Network Security Hacks, you can learn how to make Snort even...; Tags: Snort, Network, O'Reilly Media Inc., Network Security, Intrusion Detection, Networking, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software; Book chapters 2005-03-10
Exchange 2003 Hacks: Exchange Server 2003 is highly customizable and there are plenty of tips, tricks, tweaks and hacks floating around on the web. A lot of the tools and some of the tips have been well documented by the other MSExchange authors. This white paper discusses at some of the lesser known...; Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, TechGenix, E-mail Servers, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Enterprise Software, Software, Office Suites; White papers 2006-11-09
Quickly grab Event Log information in Windows with this script: A key component of the job of every Windows administrator is to keep an eye on Event Logs. That includes not only the info in the logs but also the size of the logs and the number of records. This sample hack from O'Reilly's Windows Server Hacks provides a script...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware; Download resources 2005-05-18
Create a custom Firefox search bar that searches any site or your intranet: Firefox comes with a Google search bar that is installed by default in the browser. However, you can create a similar search bar that connects to any search engine, any site search, or even a search for your company's intranet. This sample hack from Windows XP Hacks, 2nd Edition shows...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, O'Reilly Media Inc., Intranet, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Internet; Book chapters 2005-03-26

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Quick Guide: Windows Group Policy: One way for help desk technicians and network administrators to reduce help desk calls and protect their networks is to limit the damage curious users ...; Buy Now

Windows XP vs. Mac OS X: This presentation, entitled Standardizing on Windows XP Instead of MAC OS X, provides a pre-packaged option for defending Windows XP against MAC OS X. ...; Buy Now