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Wireless shopping mini update

  •   Fri 18 February 2011
  •   InfoSec

The wheels move slowly when it comes to spending money where I work, but I have just been approved to put in a mini order to test my wireless auditing components, to whit:

1 x Alfa AWUS051NH USB wireless card.

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Wireless auditing equipment woes

  •   Wed 02 February 2011
  •   InfoSec

*sigh* I knew this wasn't going to be easy when I started, but I didn't expect it to be this bad.

I discovered that the AWUS051NH I wanted to get is not supported under backtrack, and some kind souls in the GIAC mailing list suggested that the AWUS036NH would suit …

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Wireless auditing shopping list part 2

  •   Tue 25 January 2011
  •   InfoSec

Based on some feedback I got from the GIAC Advisory board the current list is as follows:

1 x Samsung NC10 netbook(Not the PLUS - V important as the the plus does not have an atheros chipset)

This will run backtrack Linux with the Linux based audition tools

3 x …

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Revision for GPEN - Day 1

  •   Thu 20 January 2011
  •   InfoSec

This week I'm starting my revision for SEC560 and the GPEN cert. I'm currently just finishing the day 2 mp3 by Ed Skoudis, and considering it's just Ed talking through the slides I'm finding it as good as when I was in the class. There is lots of insight into …

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The PCI-DSS Song

  •   Tue 18 January 2011
  •   InfoSec

With thanks to Superconductor

Now we just need a thrash metal version to accommodate the rest of the infosec pros.

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Wireless auditing shopping list

  •   Thu 13 January 2011
  •   InfoSec

I took the 617 class in 2009 and my GAWN cert has landed me with the lovely job of auditing our in-scope PCI sites for wireless activity. I have the kit supplied with 617 and that was fine for a quick and dirty scan to satisfy the QSA, but I …

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Back to work, and an interesting wordpress issue

  •   Mon 10 January 2011
  •   InfoSec

It's my first day back to work after the holidays, and with a 2 year old potty training and a 4 month old teething it actually feels like a bit of a break :-) My GPEN is getting closer and I really need to hit the books soon, but before that …

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Next milestone - Pass my GPEN exam

  •   Wed 08 December 2010
  •   InfoSec

I've just got back home from SANS London 2010 and I need to start swatting up for my GPEN exam. I've always said to myself that I'll take the exam in late January or early February but it always ends up being the week before the deadline expires. NO MORE …

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