Archive for April, 2007

Apr 27 2007

Bin Toolkit: 3 Months of Updates

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Here is a list of the February, March and April updates for my bin toolkit:
Internet:

ADAM 1.0 SP1 - Set of Microsoft tools for Active Directory.
NetStat Live 2.11 - TCP/IP monitor that displays throughput on both incoming and outgoing data.
Putty 0.59 - The best ssh client.
uTorrent 1.6.1 - Very good bittorrent client.

Multimedia:

ImgBurn 2.3.2.0 - Lightweight CD […]

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Apr 20 2007

CanSecWest: Day 3

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Best Talk: Unusual Car Navigation Tricks by Andrea Barisani and Daniele Bianco.

Vancouver Night Entertainment: Nine O’Clock Gun at Stanley Park.
I ran into some ex-coworkers at the conference, and they told me about a canon that fires daily at 9pm, so I had to see it for myself.

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Apr 19 2007

CanSecWest: Day 2

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Best Talk: Exploiting Embedded Systems by Barnaby Jack.
He presented his finding on taking a null pointer vulnerability to the next level by allowing code execution. Traditionally, null pointer vulns were overlooked because it would result in a denial of service. He showed how a D-Link router with the latest firmware, password enabled, and telnet disabled […]

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Apr 18 2007

CanSecWest: Day 1

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Best Talk: RFID by Adam Laurie.
I enjoyed this talk because Adam’s presentation was well rounded. He showed us hardware, the software that he wrote, and gave us a great demo by extracting the data off his son’s passport.

Honorable Mention: Fun with IPv6 routing headers by Philippe Biondi and Arnaud Ebalard.
This talk was all in 3D. […]

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Apr 05 2007

Confirmed: Verizon “Unlimited” EVDO = 5GB

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Last year I wrote about a user getting disconnected from Verizon’s “Unlimited” EVDO plan by using over 5GB of bandwidth in a month. That post can be found here, and I stated that another customer found the 5GB limit in a phone brochure. CyberNet recently reviewed the Terms of Service (TOS) and found that it […]

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Apr 02 2007

Top Five Tips For Train Commuters

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Last week I was on the east coast with some co-workers, and we were taking the train everyday to get into the office. They were amazed when I explained some my commuter lifehacking tips to them, so I decided to make a post out of it.

Know when to leave for the train - Calculate the […]

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