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Darknet has released it’s list for the Top 15 Security/Hacking Tools and Utilities. Many of these I’ve seen before and should be familiar to a lot of people, but there may be a few nuggets you haven’t seen before. Topic include network scanning, wireless security, password cracking, etc.

Alisa Miller has an excellent writeup on 50 tools to use if you want to protect yourself from Internet snoopers, want to spy on those out to get you, or want to be able to track trends that you know will lead to something big. All the tools listed are free or have a free trial.

The new Syntenic website focuses on 3 services: optimization of the network used by the web application, the design of a customized web hosting environment for the web application, and business consulting for the application’s lifecycle … Go here to read the rest: Syntenic provides custom-tailored

Here’s a list of bullet points on which the majority of ‘common users’ go through when they decide to enter into this digital space: I have a need of a ‘website’. Everybody has one so I need one too. My website has to be 2.0. I don’t know what 2.0 means but it will make things go better.

One of the basic tools of any good hacker has always been the ability to utilize the concept of social engineering as made famous by people like Kevin Mitnick and the Badir Brothers. The idea being -– according to Wikipedia — that “All social engineering techniques are based on specific attributes of human decision-making known as cognitive biases.

Grendel-Scan : A new Web Application Security Scanner from Defcon :) » By lain on Aug 13, 2008 in Sectools, Security, Web Hacking, secInfo | 0 Comments In the last August 10th , 2008 , Eric Duprey and David Byrne just finished their presentation at DEFCON 16 .

… Defcon 16; Tonight’s music: Albert Collins - Lights are On But Nobody’s Home. Network Security Podcast, Episode 115, August 12, 2008 Time: 25:38. [Slashdot] [Digg] [Reddit] [del.icio.us] [Facebook] [Technorati] [Google] [StumbleUpon] View post: Network Security Podcast, Episode 115 Domain Name

… Defcon 16; Tonight’s music: Albert Collins - Lights are On But Nobody’s Home. Network Security Podcast, Episode 115, August 12, 2008 Time: 25:38. [Slashdot] [Digg] [Reddit] [del.icio.us] [Facebook] [Technorati] [Google] [StumbleUpon] Read the rest here: Network Security Podcast, Episode 115

Social networks provide a wealth of information for companies and people, so what happens when you decide to data mine a system like friend feed?

In Beijing, Internet access will soon be in high demand: Half a million people are expected to visit the city of 17 million for the Olympics, and most of them will want web-based access to personal and corporate sites. This may well be the largest international remote access event ever.