01-24-2004, 05:28 PM
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Seemed obvious to me too, but I guess you have to keep in mind people's ages... this was probably a little too "old school" for a lot of people here...  |
Guys, relax... Have a little fun with it... :wink:
Steve
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01-24-2004, 07:33 PM
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Wow must be a really slow news day today.  |
I do this almost every Friday. Browse the OT forum and look at Friday afternoon posts. |
Hey, that's one of the great things about PPCT - you gets all kinds of stuff on the front page - including things we can have a good laugh about. Every front page post isn't necessarily about PPCs or related technology. It's good to kick back every now and again. I like it! :way to go:
BTW - nice one Honda_Civic_Si. 8)
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01-24-2004, 07:39 PM
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heh - thanks! 
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01-25-2004, 02:49 AM
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It was big news because of how the tool could be used by "bad" people...
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What is also funny is that I've never heard anyone use it in a bad way... but VBScript on the other hand.... the mother of all virus tools (especially the outlook viruses....)
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Was it on Google News or some other news aggregator?
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I remembered it from headlines here in NZ, but a quick google brought up the home page (search for SATAN).
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01-25-2004, 03:01 AM
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What is also funny is that I've never heard anyone use it in a bad way... but VBScript on the other hand.... the mother of all virus tools (especially the outlook viruses....)
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Although the tool was *supposed* to be used by Net Admins to uncover vulnerabilities in their networks, it quickly became apparent that *bad* people could use it to find and exploit holes in networks...
Steve
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01-25-2004, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Steven Cedrone
Although the tool was *supposed* to be used by Net Admins to uncover vulnerabilities in their networks, it quickly became apparent that *bad* people could use it to find and exploit holes in networks...
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That's true of any vulnerability assessors, though. nmap is another great example. I use it legitimately all the time to see how locked down my box is, but I'm sure crackers use it to find holes....
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