Metascanner utility v1.1 released
MetaScanner is a script in ruby to scan a host for exploits than are
already in metasploit framework.
BackTrack 4 will be soon available
BackTrack is the result of the merging of two Innovative Penetration Testing live Linux distributions - Whax and Auditor. BackTrack has been dubbed as the best Security Live CD today, and has been rated 1st in its category, and 32nd overall in Insecure.org. Based on SLAX (Slackware), BackTrack provides user modularity. This means the distribution can be easily customised by the user to include personal scripts, additional tools, customised kernels, etc
Slitaz Aircrack-ng Distribution released
The “Slitaz Aircrack-ng Distribution†is the base Slitaz cooking version plus the latest Aircrack-ng SVN version, wireless drivers patched for injection and other related tools. The custom distribution is especially tuned for the Acer Aspire One netbooks but will work well on virtually all desktops, notebooks and netbooks. It is extremely small (75meg), requires minimal memory and includes a rich set of programs.
Nmap development v4.85beta2 released
Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free open source utility for network exploration or security auditing. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks, although it works fine against single hosts. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services (application name and version) those hosts are offering, what operating systems (and OS versions) they are running, what type of packet filters/firewalls are in use, and dozens of other characteristics. Nmap runs on most types of computers and both console and graphical versions are available. Nmap is free and open source.
Hyenae 0.26-1 released
Hyenae is a highly flexible and platform independent network
packet generator. It allows you to reproduce low level ethernet attack
scenarios (such as MITM, DoS and DDoS) to reveal the potential security
vulnerabilities of your network. Besides smart wildcard-based address
randomization and a highly customizable packet generation control, Hyenae comes with a clusterable remote daemon for setting up distributed attack networks
eParapher Nightly builds released : Sign your files digitally
eParapher is a end user security software that digitally sign files and manage keystores content’s.
3 standards of digital signature are supported : PDF, PDF/A, CMS and XML. It aims to be easy for the end user : secure by default and "one click" oriented. Advanced users can use wizards for advanced signature and cryptography settings.
Saint security scanner 6.9.8 available
SAINT is the Security Administrator’s Integrated Network Tool. It is used to non-intrusively detect security vulnerabilities on any remote target, including servers, workstations, networking devices, and other types of nodes. It will also gather information such as operating system types and open ports. The SAINT graphical user interface provides access to SAINT’s data management, scan configuration, scan scheduling, and data analysis capabilities through a web browser. Different aspects of the scan results are presented in hyperlinked HTML pages, and reports on complete scan results can be generated and saved
AutoScan updated to v1.41
AutoScan-Network is a network discovering and managing application. No configuration is required to scan your network. The main goal is to print the list of connected equipments in your network
Aircrack-ng 1.0 rc2 released
Aircrack is an 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK keys cracking program that can recover keys once enough data packets have been captured. It implements the standard FMS attack along with some optimizations like KoreK attacks, thus making the attack much faster compared to other WEP cracking tool
CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors
The 2009 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors is a list of the most significant programming errors that can lead to serious software vulnerabilities. They occur frequently, are often easy to find, and easy to exploit. They are dangerous because they will frequently allow attackers to completely take over the software, steal data, or prevent the software from working at all.
OWASP Testing Guide version 3.0 released
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a worldwide free and open community focused on improving the security of application software. Our mission is to make application security "visible," so that people and organizations can make informed decisions about application security risks.