Monday, February 25, 2008

Google Scanner


As most people know Cult of the Dead Cow ( cDc ) has released a google scanner. What this scanner dose is that it search's for Vulnerabilities in websites using the power of google search engine.

This tool as any other tool if used correctly it would be good, But most people will use it to deface and hack websites. You will say now : So people are doing that for a long time, what's new ?!

I'll tell you what's new, before people use to target specific sites and search within that site for a bug or a Vulnerabilities in it, But now with this tool, it will search in all the sites that are indexed by google. The bigger risk is that almost if not all websites on the internet are indexed and listed in google search engine.

So now the treat is wider, and it won't be a target specific, it will be random.
The fear is not from the people who are experts in defacing websites, its in the ones that don’t know anything such as script kiddies it will be chaos, all the want to be and the ones who want to impress there girlfriends or friends will be hacking and slashing websites.

I'm not saying all that so people will freak out and go around yelling: hacked, hacked.
And some will say that google is the evil big brother if he did not have such great search engine non of this would have happened. That’s just wrong. EVERY single item or thing in this world can be used in 2 ways, the good way and the bad way.



Moustafa El-hadidi

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Temporarily blind surveillance cameras


"Infrared Light Against Surveillance Cameras" is an easy to build device that protects you from cameras in public spaces. The focus is to amplify the interaction between "machines" (or light sources) that have been built as surveillance devices. This type of project always seems to re-emerge every few years.

mroe info : Link

Moustafa El-hadidi

Wallet MP3 - Blue Music Notes -1GB




Wallet-MP3, is your cool MP3 Player choice!
Never be bored again on the roads, school, gym or nature. Now you can pull this ultra-slim credit-card sized MP3 Player from your wallet and be filled with your favorite music...

And this flash drive-based MP3 player, is not only the thinnest MP3 player in the world, but a durable MP3 Player, despite its delicate & fragile look!It is water-proof, sand-proof, high-temprature tolerance, light-weight, and its body is unbreakable* and made out of plastic, which you don't even need to know, because it will 'rest' until needed in your wallet, due to its credit card size & shape !
It's the ultimate portable MP3 player out there!

Have your own great music center in this thin body that easily connects to any PC or laptop: this innovative MP3 Player has a built-in USB connector that enables you to control your music anywhere, anytime! No need to carry around extra cables in your pockets for battery recharge or upload & exchange music and files.



Moustafa El-hadidi

InvisibleSHIELD Strength Test - iPhone

ZAGG's invisibleSHIELD™ is a thin, polyurethane film originally created for the military to protect the leading edge of helicopter blades. What's unique about this military-grade film is how tough it is - it doesn't scratch. Introduced in early 2005, the invisibleSHIELD is the first product of its kind. Its patent-pending, full body protection has revolutionized the industry and has changed the way people think of protecting their devices. Others have tried to imitate it and have fallen short.

Apart from keeping your devices scratch-free, the invisibleSHIELD provides some unexpected benefits. Unlike cases, its uncompromising design doesn't take away from the look and feel of your device. It adds no bulk, allowing you to freely hold, carry, and dock your device without interruption. Also its "grippy" feel allows you to be far less likely to drop your once slippery device.

Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys

If you haven't gotten a chance yet, do watch the video of this attack. It's does a good job explaining the problem. Full drive encryption stores the key in RAM while the computer is powered on. The RAM's stored data doesn't immediately disappear when powered off, but fades over time. To recover the keys, they powered off the computer and booted from a USB disk that created an image of the RAM.