So I started the Pentesting with Backtrack (PWB) course from Offensive Security. So far, I like what I see. It has shown some pretty good info so far, and while I probably won’t write a comprehensive review, for the cost ($700) is seems very worth it, especially just to get you out of your…»Read the full article
Well, the DC area has a busy week coming up. I unfortunately don’t have an employer that will foot the bill for Blackhat DC, but I will be at shmoocon! I am most excited for Shmoo Labs. I have worked with Alien Vault‘s CTO DK to acquire an OSSIM v2.1 appliance…»Read the full article
Backtrack 4 final is out! (as of yesterday) Woot! Thanks to everyone who puts in hard time creating and maintaining this distro. Download here. New forums and website too! The torrents are the best place to get it right now.
Defcon is going up another $20 to $140, I guess this is to be…»Read the full article
Took me forever to find this link, so here it is for everyone. Info on the 2010 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NECCDC)
Anyone going?
SPARSA (RIT’s student run Info Sec Club) — who also ran the CTF at the Rochester Security Summit - to great fanfare I must add — it preparing for the 7th annual Information Security Talent Search which will take place March 19-21, 2010 at the GCCIS at RIT. I participated as a…»Read the full article
I decided to create a VM that I can easily copy following these BT4 forum instructions. I’ll update this post and let you know how it went.
Things I’m curious about:
How well does the kernel upgrade. Can i still easily upgrade Fasttrack? will the bt repo’s update smoothly?