Very useful resources for learning penetration testing and Linux commands.

CysCA hacking challenge penetration testing results, how students overcame a few vulnerable network servers and successfully captured flags. Students Write-ups. A number of write-ups submitted by the students on the day, this is a document of their solutions for the challenge. https://www.cyberchallenge.com.au/pdf/CySCA2018-Students.pdf. Active Defense pentest. https://www.cyberchallenge.com.au/pdf/CySCA2018-Active_Defence_Questions.pdf. These resources might give you some pointers when tasked … Read more

Watchdogs game showcasing more realistic hacking with Linux and SSH; but the crashes spoil this fine game.

The watchdogs game is a new shooter game that uses strategies such as hacking into phones and streetlights to achieve various game strategies. The intro shows a reverse SSH tunnel and various Linux hacking tools that the protagonist and his friends use against the enemies. This is rather common in modern films as well, Dredd … Read more

The new penetration testing distribution that has taken over from Backtrack.

There is a new Linux distribution that has taken over from Backtrack. This is Kali, a distribution based upon the Debian distro. This uses the Gnome fallback desktop component of the Gnome 3 desktop and offers something that was lacking from the Backtrack distribution, a networking icon for changing your settings. All of the familiar … Read more

Sony corporation suffers another cyber attack.

Sony corporation has been hit by another Cyber Attack, with the accounts of 93,000 users compromised and Credit Card data possibly used to fleece the owners. This after Sony suffered the first embarrassing attack that compromised countless accounts. A Sony representative has advised that users accounts were locked down and anyone whose credit card date … Read more