Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools: Using Open Source Platform Tools for Performing Computer Forensics on Target Systems: Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix, etc

Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools is the definitive book on investigating and analyzing computer systems and media using open source tools. The book is a technical procedural guide, and explains the use of these tools on Linux and Windows systems as a platform for performing computer forensics. Both well known and novel forensic methods [...]


Snort IDS and IPS Toolkit (Jay Beale’s Open Source Security)

This all new book covering the brand new Snort version 2.6 from members of the Snort developers team. This fully integrated book, CD, and Web toolkit covers everything from packet inspection to optimizing Snort for speed to using the most advanced features of Snort to defend even the largest and most congested enterprise networks. Leading [...]


Twitter open sources Android security software – Inquirer

Daily Bhaskar Twitter open sources Android security softwareInquirerBy Dean Wilson MICRO-BLOGGING SERVICE Twitter has released its recently acquired Android security software as open source, making it free for people to use, share and expand upon. The Textsecure software developed by Whisper Systems works by encrypting …Twitter makes TextSecure Android security technology open sourceV3.co.ukTwitter releases code [...]


Apple’s iPhone 4S Cracked Open, Money Spills Out (Arik Hesseldahl/AllThingsD)

Arik Hesseldahl / AllThingsD:Apple’s iPhone 4S Cracked Open, Money Spills Out  —  From the outside, Apple’s iPhone 4S looks an awful lot like its predecessor, the iPhone 4.  Apple fans and investors were initially so disappointed when the phone turned out not to be a more revolutionary iPhone 5, the company’s shares fell on October [...]


Dropbox Attempts To Kill Open Source Project (Dan DeFelippi/Razor Fast)

Dan DeFelippi / Razor Fast:Dropbox Attempts To Kill Open Source Project  —  Yesterday morning I woke up much earlier than I wanted.  Instead of lying in bed, wishing I was asleep, I decided to get up and check out Hacker News.  Better to waste my time reading industry news than lying around.


Every time I try to open something on my computer, a Security Warning pops up and says “Application cannot be?

executed. The file ___.exe is infected. Do you want to activate your antivirus software now? HELP!!! Thank you!


Open Source E-mail Security

Product DescriptionIn this book you’ll learn the technology underlying secure e-mail systems, from the protocols involved to the open source software packages used to implement e-mail security. This book explains the secure MIME (S/MIME) protocol and how it is used to protect data transmitted across the Internet. It also explains the concepts crucial to stopping [...]


Nessus, Snort, & Ethereal Power Tools: Customizing Open Source Security Applications

Product DescriptionThis book will cover customizing Snort to perform intrusion detection and prevention; Nessus to analyze the network layer for vulnerabilities; and Ethereal to “sniff” their network for malicious or unusual traffic. The book will also contain an appendix detailing “the best of the rest” open source security tools. Each of these tools is intentionally [...]


I have the XP Internet Security virus, but I can’t open the internet?

My computer has somehow gotten the XP internet security virus, and I’m trying to get rid of it, but it won’t let me open the internet, the virus is blocking it. I need it to downlad the programs to fix the computer. How can I do this, and are there any programs you can recommend [...]


How to Cheat at Configuring Open Source Security Tools

Product DescriptionThe Perfect Reference for the Multitasked SysAdminThis is the perfect guide if network security tools is not your specialty. It is the perfect introduction to managing an infrastructure with freely available, and powerful, Open Source tools. Learn how to test and audit your systems using products like Snort and Wireshark and some of the [...]