Security Database Tools Watch - FireCAT 1.5 released

ARTICLE FireCAT 1.5 released

Thursday 8 January 2009 - 12340 read - ( Keywords : Application Scanner , FireCAT , Firefox , Framework )

FireCAT (Firefox Catalog of Auditing exTension) is a mindmap collection of the most efficient and useful firefox extensions oriented application security auditing and assessment

FireCAT 1.5 will be the last release of this 1.x branch. In fact, we are working on a new improved version 2.0 (management of plugins, instant download from security-database, ability to add new extension, extension version checker, Firefox 3.X compatible extensions..)

Changes for FireCAT 1.5

Categories :
New sub-category added "Anti Phising / Pharming / Jacking" under "Misc"
Renamed category "Network utilities" to "Network tools"
Added new sub-category "Protocols/Application" under "Network tools"
Added sub-category "Passwords" under "Network tools"

Extensions:
TraceAssure added in "Misc -> Anti Phishing"
Added Surf Jacking Cookie Security Inspector in "Misc->Anti phishing /pharming/jacking" : This extension is based on Sandro Gauci’s paper
Added entry Exploit-Me Suite in category "Security auditing"
Access-Me added in "Security auditing -> Exploit-Me Suite"
Added DNS Unpinning in "Network tools -> Protocols/application"
Added UnhidePassword in "Network tools -> Passwords"
Added BestSecurityTip in IT Security Related
Fixed links to SQL Inject-Me and XSS-Me
Moved Database extensions (ORACLE, SQL, SQLite, MySQL) to "Network->Protocols/Application"

COMPLIANCE MANDATES

Application Scanner : PCI/DSS 6.3, SOX A12.4, GLBA 16 CFR 314.4(b) and (2), HIPAA 164.308(a)(1)(i), FISMA RA-5, SA-11, SI-2, ISO 27001/27002 12.6, 15.2.2