SHODAN – Computer Search Engine
SHODAN is a search engine that lets you find specific computers (routers, servers, etc.) using a variety of filters. Some have also described it as a public port scan directory...
Security
THC-Hydra 5.8 Released – Extremely Fast Multi-Threaded Login/Password Cracker
The number one biggest security hole is passwords, as every password security study shows. Hydra is a parallelized (multi-threaded) login cracker which supports attacking/cracking numerous protocols. New modules are easy...
Nmap Scanning a WatchGuard Firewall
I recently completed a perimeter security audit for a client who was using a WatchGuard Firewall. One of the default options is port scan detection which automatically blocks any IP...
How to protect Horde Webmail (Plesk) against brute force attacks
This article outlines the process of configuring Fail2Ban to secure a Horde Webmail, running on a Plesk server, against brute force attacks. Prerequisite: This article expects that you have already...
How to force HTTPS in Horde (Plesk)
If your using Horde as your preferred webmail client on a Plesk virtual hosting server, its advisable to enable (and force) the use of HTTPS in order to secure webmail...