Australian Banking Security (!)

Online Security is getting every day more and more important. It’s so common these days to implement secure password policies, which is at least 8 characters, with minimum 1 special character like @$# …. More and more cooperation's taking care of Passwords  as nearly every day a new “hack incidents “ happens… We all expect at least banks take care of secure password policies, beside SSL logins or Virtual keyboards. As I said “we expect” but its sad too see some of the banks are not meeting the minimum security requirements or at least our expectaions or even the  ISO 27001 or PCI standards in terms of passwords. This post is a  proof on how weak passwords polices are used in some of the Australian Online banking web sites. Yes , they do have SSL but knowing that these days SSL hacking is not “rocket science” , some of the PKI were compromised few times… I have done a simple Pen testing via... [More]

Recap of Hacker Halted 2011 Miami

Below are some photos from the Hacker Halted Conference which was held in Miami,Florida by EC Council.A recap I have noticed that I am nearly everywhere Just for fun   EC Council Instructor Of the year award 2011 with EC Council CEO Jay Bavisi   From www.hackerhalted.com web site   The sessions… CAST Training with Joe …   Casino Royal, the party

Hacking TOP Tools

I am delivering CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker )classes for years, and every time I deliver the class my students asks the best tools, which will make they job easier. I usually write my recommend tools from day 1 in to board but this time I decided to write it here in to mu blog , so it can reach more people like your self. Here is my TOP tools for Security or Hacking 1) Wireshark (http://www.wireshark.org/) Wireshark is a free and open-source packet analyzer. It is used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications protocol development, and education. 2) Cain and Abel (http://www.oxid.it/cain.html) Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted passwords using Dictionary, Brute-Force and Cryptanalysis attacks, recording VoIP conversations, decoding scrambled passwords, recovering wireless network keys, revealing password boxes, uncovering cached passwords and analyzing ... [More]

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 info center

This post will will tell you all the changes in VMM 2012 System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Managing Fabric Updates in VMM http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg675084.aspx What’s New in System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg671825.aspx Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/system-center/virtual-machine-manager-2012.aspx Preparing the Fabric in VMM http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg610604.aspx Configuring Storage Overview http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg610600.aspx Configuring the Library Overview http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg610598.aspx How to Create VIP Templates for Hardware Load Balancers http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg610569.aspx Server Application Virtualization Overview http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg703262.aspx Creating Service Templates in VMM http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg67... [More]

System Center Data Protection Manager 2012

System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 End User Recovery in DPM 2010 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff399743.aspx How to use the End User Recovery functionality of Data Protection Manager in Windows XP http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=46064 Shadow Copy Client: Accessing Shadow Copies on Windows Server 2003 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=184264

MMS 2012 Highlights…

What a week… For Microsoft and myself Microsoft announced : The RTM of release Microsoft System Center 2012, big changes on Windows Intune, Server 8 Beta has been changed to Windows Server 2012 … I had 3 sessions, mostly very good feedback, and below are few highlights from my sessions As promised the Hyper V script is going to be available in my blog soon   But for now just the highlights ! TOP 10 Reasons to Choose Microsoft Hyper V   Exam Cram session  70-659   Exam Cram Session 70-640 ,70-642, 70-643   We are in Las Vegas, a place which is famous for parties, alcohol \hang over, parties, and delivering a session early in the morning might not be that easy. Doesn't matter how dynamic you are,you might still have few attendees sleeping in the session, BUT not in MINE, yes I did wake him up   Looking forward to catch up with all you soon again

System Center 2012 resource Center

System Center is finally Ready For Manufacturing. And if you want to start to explore and extend your knowledge with SC 12 then here is where you start. System Center for starters: TechNet Radio: Virtual Lab Insider – An Introduction to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Video! TechNet Virtual Lab: Introduction to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Review your Skills for the MCP test via Prometric (Microsoft Learning). Exam 70-243: Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager For better outline of the materials that need to be reviewed in order to analyze the skills that will be measure on the test and the materials that we as students need to learn and make sure to understand to successfully pass the test. Design and Plan System Center Configuration Manager Infrastructure (13%) •Plan System Center Configuration Manager hierarchy and site system roles. ◦This objective may include but is not limited to: pre-installation requirements, exam... [More]

Exam Cram Session 70-663 PRO Designing...Exchange Server 2010

      You are invited to join me in the FREE life meeting Exam Cram session of 70-663: PRO: Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions LIVE Meeting: Exam 70-663: PRO: Designing and Deploying Messaging Solutions with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Register here : CLICK or https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032501067&Culture=en-AU Event ID: 1032501067 Language(s): English. Product(s): Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Exam crams are 90 mins each and lead by industry leading experts in their field. They will share their knowledge of the product exams, how to prepare, what to expect and give invaluable tips & tricks. The Exam Cram sessions have been carefully chosen so you have a range of technologies and certification tracks to choose from.________________________________________________________________NOTE: After registration, you will receive a confirmation email. Please make sure you add the Calendar Remind... [More]

SharePoint 2010 Virtual Labs

SharePoint Server 2010 Virtual Labs Here is a perfect opportunity for you to expend your SharePoint 2010 knowledge…This post contains all the information you need to explore SP10, enjoy… MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010 Connectors & Using the Business Data Connnectivity (BDC) Service MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010: Introduction MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010: Advanced Search Security MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010: Configuring Search UIs MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010: Content Processing and Property Extraction MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010: Developing a Custom Connector MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010: Fast Search Web Crawler MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010: Federated Search MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010: Linguistics MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010: People Search Administration and Management MSDN Virtual Lab: SharePoint Server 2010: Relevancy and Ranking MSDN Virtual La... [More]

Free Event : My PC is Hacked, now what??? (v0.9 Beta)

AISA Sydney Branch Meeting: Information security and the human element, or is that ailment? Date: Tuesday 21 February 2012 8:00-10:00 AM Time: 8:00am for prompt 8:15am start of presentation, 10:00am expected close. Venue: Westpac, 60 Martin Place, Plaza Level (Ground Floor) Meeting Centre 1st Presentation: Topic: My PC is Hacked, now what jQuery152007439576555887833_1328681569420? (v0.9 Beta) Speaker: Erdal Ozkaya from FASTLANE APAC details : http://www.aisa.org.au/branches/sydney/events/aisa-sydney-branch-meeting-information-security-and-the-human-element,-or-is-that-ailment/?ref=1336