The mischief makers BOTS

Bots can be automated to do just about anyhing, there really just scripts that are deisgned to do do network snooping. Here is the scenario, a new exploit is announced online, within minutes a cracker firs up his *nix box, code some PERL and bingo, this script is sent loose to probe networks looking for vulnerable PC's and delivering the result to a system in Finland.

First step is to keep your updates current, run a firewall, and dont use file sharing networks. I cannot stress this enough most malware comes thru those networkds even with Spyware running.

Phishers and VOIP

Now it seems that Phishers are reocrding automated services with VOIP, just imaagine calling into Bank Of America, your call is routed over a VOIP network and someone is on the the line with a digital recorder. Man does that suck, Im sure they already nknow how to decoded DTMF codes to get your banking account number. My suggestion get PGPhone, its a product that will encrypt your Voip traffic. That way they can try to do cryptanalysis and by the time they crack (they wont) You will no longer even need a bank account.

Search Engine Marketing Job

Well things are changing for the better in my life, I got a new job placing ads in search engines thru Yahoo Search Marketing and Google Adwords.Its a cool company too. I cannot beleive how much money is in the industry, and all the new stuff I'm learning about. The biggest issue? Click Fraud. There is alot but not as much as people think.

I'm currently learning about Google's API's and plan on taking PHP next semester. Everything is going webbased. This is cool and scary at the same time. Most of the stuff on the net is vulnerable on the net there are exploits posted daily. How much stuff of mine do I really want on the web? Besided this and a couple of other blogs not much.

What Linux Live CD's are good for security?

I use Whoppix alot, it is a great CD, with alot of good tools, categories include penetration testing, wireless testing, it has compilers being that is Linux, it has a ton of usefuill perl scirpts and a vulnerability DB.

You can find it here:

Apple and Dual Boot

This is great, but why not triple boot? I know its possible, what if I want to run Windows 2000 Mac OS X.. and BSD or any flavor of Linux? I like many operating systems for many different reasons. Im looking at VMware so I can run virtual machines to test code in a controlled enviroment. I want to analyze malware and peek beneath the hood to see what functions and system calls it might be trying to access.

Microsoft now offers a virtual server, for free :) I like free stuff Go open source. I have not tested it yet. Im curious to see how stable it is lol.

Pay Per Click Management

I have created another blog for my day to day activities at a PPC management firm I work for check it outby clicking on the title Pay Per CLick Management.

DRM- Digital rights management

The word for the day is Digital Rights Management
Is it ok to burn and copy music or to use servies for Limewire? I know it's illegal. I cant think of someone nowadays that does not burn music, I personally notce everything that I read I can find online and it usually more up to date.

The copyright protection schemes will continue to be cracked. Is it of any use?

DRM is used on DVD's, product activation, and digital water marketing.