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Cracking the Bluetooth PIN
White Papers The paper then describes the cracking speed one can achieve through three optimizations methods. This paper describes the implementation of an attack on the Bluetooth security mechanism. Specifically, it describes a passive attack, in which an...
[November 10, 2005, 23:00]
Fight password cracking, brute-force attacks, and wireless hacking with expert advice from Chris Davis
White Papers Davis' discussion on password cracking, brute-force attacks, and wireless security. In this audio interview, Chris Davis, co-author of Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third Edition, provides proven advice for combating common hacking techniques.
[May 20, 2006, 1:00]
Combat password cracking and brute-force hacking tools
White Papers Chapter: Chapter 8: Password Cracking / Brute-Force Tools This sample chapter, taken from Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third, discusses how to use brute-force tools to crack an encrypted hash. It's important that you understand how (and where) most...
[May 25, 2006, 3:17]
Cable companies cracking down on Wi-Fi
News Broadband providers in the US are cracking down on popular Wi-Fi networks, threatening to cut service to customers who set up the inexpensive wireless systems and allow others to freely tap into their Internet access.
[July 9, 2002, 13:11]
Court blocks DVD-cracking suit
News The California Supreme Court handed Hollywood's antipiracy efforts a setback on Monday, ruling that a Texas resident who posted controversial DVD-cracking code online can't be sued in the California. While a student at Indiana's Purdue University...
[November 26, 2002, 8:19]
Cracking the iPhone: The Hackers Rubik’s Cube
Blog Cracking the iPhone: The Hackers Rubik’s Cube By: Eric Everson, Founder MyMobiSafe.com Anyone following iPhone news knows that this new device has become the Rubik’s Cube of the hacking community. Everyone worth their weight in code is trying to...
[July 12, 2007, 18:19]
Arguments presented in DVD cracking case
News California Attorney General Bill Lockyer called DVD-cracking software DeCSS a tool for "breaking, entering and stealing" during a hearing before the California Supreme Court on Thursday. The program DeCSS is a burglary tool," Lockyer told the...
[May 30, 2003, 8:05]
56-bit crypto code cracking record smashed
News RSA Laboratories sponsored the code cracking challenge that was launched on Monday with a prize of $10,000 (£6,134) for the winner. The record-breaking computer was specially built for the challenge by The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) at a...
[July 17, 1998, 11:11]
Court upholds ban on DVD-cracking code
News A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld an order that prohibits publishing or linking to DVD-cracking code -- a decision with sweeping significance for free speech rights and copyright protection on the Internet.
[November 29, 2001, 9:06]
Group cracking Xbox 'for the public good'
News The group launched, and then quickly dropped its Xbox cracking plan recently, when it began attracting wide public interest. The Neo Project is a group of computing enthusiasts devoted to cracking security challenges using distributed computing...
[January 15, 2003, 11:39]
Ebook readers: sledgehammers cracking nuts?
Blog Comment I completely agree.mp3 players are great because you can flit between albums and tracks easily without carrying a lot of CDs / tapes / minidiscs with you, but ebook readers just don't work on the same principle.
[July 31, 2009, 14:40]
Ebook readers: sledgehammers cracking nuts?
Blog Comment Personally I really can't see the point of them, especially if you have a smartphone, for which you can get great ebook readers, and have a truely all in one package. I know its a bit smaller - but there is no lag swoping pages - you always have...
[August 7, 2009, 15:10]
Gates: Cracking the mobile market
Talkback Hi I find the questioning of Bill Gates to be very unprobing, unquestioning and indeed not in the spirit of critical journalism. To make the point in the first paragraph why was no mention raised of the software bloat that Microsoft products all...
[May 23, 2005, 12:27]
Ebook readers: sledgehammers cracking nuts?
Blog Comment I can see the pro's and the cons to having one, but at the end of the day I can't justify spending that amount of money for something that doesn't give you some form of yearly subscription of content to use on the thing.
[August 1, 2009, 10:55]
Cracking the codes
News Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist of Cryptography Research, came to prominence in the industry by breaking things. In 1998, the company cracked security on smart cards by monitoring how much power their internal microprocessors used.
[April 29, 2004, 12:15]
Are women cracking IT's glass ceiling?
News The IT industry has long been viewed a male-dominated domain, providing few career opportunities for female techies. As TechRepublic columnist Bob Weinstein pointed out in a recent column, Career outlook rosier, but obstacles persist for women in...
[January 21, 2002, 16:31]
Photos: Cracking open the iPhone
News Although I really love cracking open interesting gadgets, this was not one of my favorite projects. As I have a perfect record of cracking open gadgets and putting them back together in working order, I wasn't about to let the iPhone get the better...
[July 6, 2007, 12:46]
Ebook readers: sledgehammers cracking nuts?
Blog Ebook readers are one of those bits of tech that some people can’t see the point of. I’m not entirely sure about them myself. I love books. I even have a room dedicated to them. I hate throwing them out when the shelves get too full.
[July 31, 2009, 17:09]
Code Cracking
White Papers The paper is technical related to byte code manipulation of Java using Hex Editor and it requires knowledge of Java programming and Byte Code format. There are plenty of tools for debugging/patching code written in just about any language.
[February 21, 2005, 2:00]
Undercover darknets cracking crime
News In nature, vigilance and intelligence are essential for the survival of any species. The ability to communicate information quickly and uniformly, particularly threats, is often the difference between evolution and extinction.
[November 23, 2005, 16:00]
