Interesting demonstration of a "man-in-the-middle" attack
Interesting demonstration of a "man-in-the-middle" attack
idea is very simple and elegant - you put yourself in between your target and the host it's talking to........... http://www.ethicalhacker.net/content/view/182/1/
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Steve Gibson discussed Man in the Middle attacks in great detail on his Security Now podcast, and has mentioned Cain & Abel many times. Cool to see it actually implemented.
Scary stuff. This is why it is NOT safe to access online accounts at a public hotspot unless you are using SSL or a VPN.
Scary stuff. This is why it is NOT safe to access online accounts at a public hotspot unless you are using SSL or a VPN.
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seems like unless you're bouncing a 512 bit encryption off a satellite in martian orbit, they can find an angle.
going back to the conference in myrtle beach in a month or so, they've added a whole hacker halted conference which should have lots of neat stuff
http://www.thetrainingco.com/agenda/age ... ?c=TS-2008
going back to the conference in myrtle beach in a month or so, they've added a whole hacker halted conference which should have lots of neat stuff
http://www.thetrainingco.com/agenda/age ... ?c=TS-2008
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