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Forensic Metadata in Word Docs and Jpegs supporting Exif

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Forensic Metadata in Word Docs and Jpegs supporting Exif

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Teenage Hacker Is Blind, Brash and in the Crosshairs of the FBI

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A federal Joint Terrorism Task Force would later conclude that Gasper had been the victim of a new type of nasty hoax, called “swatting,” that was spreading across the United States. Pranksters were phoning police with fake murders and hostage crises, spoofing their caller IDs so the calls appear to be coming from inside […]

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SQL Server 2008 Boosts Built-in Encryption

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Encryption is an important tool for protecting databases and log files from unauthorized access and hacking. SQL Server built-in data encryption lets you encrypt files and store encryption keys within SQL Server. However, SQL Server 2005 doesn’t allow the use of third-party encryption […]

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UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM CLOCK

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UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM CLOCK

The System Clock - Understanding what it is and how it determines CPU and bus speeds
Many people know about the FSB (Front Side Bus) and it’s relation to the CPU and RAM. Many people also know that in order to take advantage of fast RAM and/or CPU the FSB needs to be […]

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FREE PERSONAL FIREWALLS

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FREE PERSONAL FIREWALLS

Background - I was asked to draft some basic advice for our corporate employees to use at home. Legally I can’t say - get AVG/ZA and ADaware so I’ve tried to do it as comparisons. These haven’t been approved yet and I’m open to suggestions on how to improve them. They are pitched […]

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ANTI-SPYWARE SOFTWARE

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Free Anti-Spyware Software Comparison
Spyware is a general term used for software that performs certain behaviours such as advertising, collecting personal information, or changing the configuration of your computer, generally without appropriately obtaining your consent. You might have spyware or other unwanted software on your computer if:
• You see pop-up advertisements even when you are not […]

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What is WAN Networking?

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This tutorial was provided from ( www.networktutorials.info/wan_technology.html ) with written permission from B. Bashir of ( www.networktutorials.info ). All inquires regarding this tutorial should be forwarded to Mr. Bashir.
If you would like TAZ to host your tutorials you can send us written permission and a link to your site and our administrators will […]

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Introduction to the Computer Network Architecture

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This tutorial was provided from ( www.networktutorials.info/logical_design.html ) with written permission from B. Bashir of ( www.networktutorials.info ). All inquires regarding this tutorial should be forwarded to Mr. Bashir.
If you would like TAZ to host your tutorials you can send us written permission and a link to your site and our administrators will be […]

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BUFFER OVERFLOWS PART TWO

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BUFFER OVERFLOWS PART TWO

Buffer Overflows Part 2!
This is a continuation from my first Buffer Overflow Tutorial; I would highly recommend that you read that tut, before you read this one! (Even if you’ve read it before re-read it to refresh your memory!)
Ok, so in part one we looked at
How a Buffer Overflow happens and the […]

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BUFFER OVERFLOWS PART ONE

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BUFFER OVERFLOWS PART ONE

Buffer Overflows – what they are and how they work.
This can be quite a complicated issue, so I will try to break it down into different parts and put it into everyday language.
I will assume that if you are reading this you understand a little programming (functions, integers etc)
To understand buffer overflows […]

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NT4 SERVER LOCKDOWN

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NT4 SERVER LOCKDOWN
This paper is the work of The Master Jedi Pimpsor AKA thehorse13, who has kindly consented to it being hosted here on the TAZ.
The original post can be found here:
http://www.antionline.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=239462

I have used this to lock down NT4 servers for a while now. I wrote it about two years ago. From what I’ve seen […]

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Advanced EFS Data Recovery

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ElcomSoft has released the Professional version 4.0 of Advanced EFS Data Recovery (AEFSDR-Pro) for Windows, a powerful data recovery application that makes it easy to recover (decrypt) files encrypted on NTFS (EFS) partitions created in Windows 2003, XP, 2000, Vista, and 2008.TheTAZZone/TAZForum KnowledgeBase • View topic - Advanced EFS Data Recovery

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German court limits cyber spying

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Germany’s highest court has restricted the right of the security services to spy on the computers of suspected criminals and terrorists. Under the technique, software sent in an email enables the authorities to spy on a suspect’s computer hard drive.
The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe said cyber spying violated individuals’ right to privacy […]

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Keeping Microsoft Windows secure

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Keeping Microsoft Windows secure
There is no way to guarantee that your computer is 100% secure. The best way to keep your computer safe is to be sensible online an only visit reputable website and only ever download programs that you can be sure are safe.
Here are some things you can do to help keep your […]

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CUSTOM WEB BASED HONEYPOTS WITH GHH

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CUSTOM WEB BASED HONEYPOTS WITH GHH

Soda_Popinsky has very kindly allowed this tutorial of his to be hosted on the TAZ.
You can find the original post here:
http://www.antionline.com/showthread.php?threadid=266049

Custom Web Based Honeypots with GHH
by Soda_Popinsky
Links
http://ghh.sourceforge.net
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ghh/
GHDB operated by johnny.ihackstuff.com
Overview
What is GHH?
GHH is the reaction to a new type of malicious web traffic: search engine hackers. GHH is a “Google […]

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