Further Resources Security4all: Unlock a Windows PC without the password through Firewire (UPDATED) Windows Remote Memory Access Though FireWire Windows passwords easily bypassed over Firewire Crack a Mac with Firewire Automated os x macintosh password retrieval via firewire (no tools released) Aging Security Vulnerability Still Allows PC Takeover Hack into a Windows PC - no password needed No Firewire for Hack? No Problem
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Physical memory attacks via Firewire/DMA - Part 1: Overview and Mitigation (Update)
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Physical memory attacks via Firewire/DMA - Part 1: Overview and Mitigation (Update)
http://www.hermann-uwe.de/blog/physical-memory-attacks-via-f...Further Resources Security4all: Unlock a Windows PC without the password through Firewire (UPDATED) Windows Remote Memory Access Though FireWire Windows passwords easily bypassed over Firewire Crack a Mac with Firewire Automated os x macintosh password retrieval via firewire (no tools released) Aging Security Vulnerability Still Allows PC Takeover Hack into a Windows PC - no password needed No Firewire for Hack? No Problem
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David Cummins on Fulltext Search as a Webservice
http://e-mats.org/2008/05/david-cummins-on-fulltext-search-a...d also like to note that the coming Solr 1.3 supports php serialization as an output format, so you can just unserialize() the response from Solr. Should provide for even easier integration between PHP and Solr in the future. I’d also like to mention Stemming in Zend_Search_Lucene when we’re onto the subject, an introduction to adding filters to Zend_Search_Lucene. Also worth a look is the Search Tools in PHP presentation from phplondon.
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Hardware attacks threaten integrity and confidentiality
http://www.itcomplianceandcontrols.com/2008/03/21/hardware-a...Physical access to a device with a firewire port can lead to rewriting certain pieces of code, and allowing you to bypass the authentication protocols of the device. This works in both the Microsoft platforms, and the OS X. This is an attack at the hardware itself, so it applies to every system with such a port! This includes desktops, laptops, and most importantly servers. Disk encryption can be overcome if the system is stolen (as an example) and was
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65Bits Episode 63 : Farinelli does events.
http://sgentrepreneurs.com/innovation-technology/2008/03/17/...are now in their 63rd episode and here are the highlights to their podcast this week: (i) LG KS20 launch in Singapore, (ii) Creative inPerson Demo event in Singapore, (iii) Creative EP-830 Earphones - In-ear design with noise-isolation capability, (iv) Crack a Mac with Firewire, (v) Pirates crack Vista at last and finally (vi) Land Rover LRX unveiled. What are you waiting for? Here’s the link direct to the podcast.
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65Bits Episode 63 : Farinelli does events.
http://sgentrepreneurs.com/innovation-technology/2008/03/17/...are now in their 63rd episode and here are the highlights to their podcast this week: (i) LG KS20 launch in Singapore, (ii) Creative inPerson Demo event in Singapore, (iii) Creative EP-830 Earphones - In-ear design with noise-isolation capability, (iv) Crack a Mac with Firewire, (v) Pirates crack Vista at last and finally (vi) Land Rover LRX unveiled. What are you waiting for? Here’s the link direct to the podcast.
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65Bits Episode 63 : Farinelli does events.
http://sgentrepreneurs.com/innovation-technology/2008/03/17/...are now in their 63rd episode and here are the highlights to their podcast this week: (i) LG KS20 launch in Singapore, (ii) Creative inPerson Demo event in Singapore, (iii) Creative EP-830 Earphones - In-ear design with noise-isolation capability, (iv) Crack a Mac with Firewire, (v) Pirates crack Vista at last and finally (vi) Land Rover LRX unveiled. What are you waiting for? Here’s the link direct to the podcast.
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65Bits Episode 63 : Farinelli does events.
http://sgentrepreneurs.com/innovation-technology/2008/03/17/...are now in their 63rd episode and here are the highlights to their podcast this week: (i) LG KS20 launch in Singapore, (ii) Creative inPerson Demo event in Singapore, (iii) Creative EP-830 Earphones - In-ear design with noise-isolation capability, (iv) Crack a Mac with Firewire, (v) Pirates crack Vista at last and finally (vi) Land Rover LRX unveiled. What are you waiting for? Here’s the link direct to the podcast.
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Bypassing Passwords Using FireWire
http://fraudo.com/2008/03/12/bypassing-passwords-using-firew...ll patch this problem And if you’re paranoid about this one you can disable FireWire on some computers (by disconnecting the cable inside the computer) Here’s the article explaining how it works on Windows XP, and here is an article on how it affects Macs.
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Windows Vista Tips, Security, Downloads, Features, News, Views, & More
http://www.winvistaclub.comin Sydney in 2006, but Microsoft has yet to develop a fix. But now that a couple of years have passed and the issue has not resolved, Boileau, decided to release the tool on his website. Source: theage. Thanks Nightmare. Update 1 - Apparently, this has been demonstrated on Mac OSX also ! Update 2 - FireWire Attack Also Defeats Windows Vista. Microsoft may not address the "winlockpwn" authentication bypass issue because it's not technically a vulnerability. Microsoft's Non-Windows OS : Singularity.

