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Worst Phishing Attempt EVAR!
01.May.08 | 2 Comments
Just got this in my email — most possibly the worst phishing attempt I’ve yet to see. It was meant to look like a paypal message from an eBay purchase.
First, they forwarded it to me. But the spelling…
Check out those URLs. Seriously? You couldn’t at least spell the anchor text “properly?”
Weaksauce, but very funny!
WordPress Upgraders — Did You Miss New Security?
29.Apr.08 | 6 Comments
If you’ve just upgraded your WordPress blog — as opposed to a new install — it is possible that you’ve missed out on a new security feature introduced with WordPress 2.5x. Why do I think that’s possible? Well, because I did.
WP 2.5 introduced a “security key” that you add to your wp-config.php file. When I [...]
Follow-Up on Proxy ARP [Resolved]
19.Apr.08 | 1 Comment
Last May (has it really been that long?) I had an article about Proxy ARP and my challenges in trying to accomplish something along those lines on the cheap. I had some good comments but, to be honest, didn’t totally comprehend the solutions offered.
From that post:
So here’s the poop: I have a handful of servers [...]
Dead Latitude (alas!) and No Metasploit Love on Win 2000
16.Feb.08 | 7 Comments
I no longer am looking for a battery for a Dell Latitude. Alas, she died this evening — the CPU fan gave up the ghost. I tried some of the magical 3-in-1 oil but no love. Decided that I’m not spending any more money on this one… I’ll pull the ram and hard drive tomorrow [...]
Windows 2008 - First Look
11.Feb.08 | 4 Comments
I had the opportunity to play with a release candidate of Windows 2008 recently. One of the devs was working with some .NET 3.x stuff and it seemed like just the ticket to give him a playground. I downloaded it from our MSDN account and gave it a try.
The Upside
First off, the installer offers [...]
