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Retrospective about cache snooping

As it is known since at least 2006, a website is able to identify the domains a user previously visited, with some simple CSS hacks. This had great privacy implications, and browsers took steps to eliminate this problem. But in December 2011, lcamtuf presented a new proof of concept based on cache timings, which basically does the […]

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Simulated Industrial Espionage with the Pwnie Express Device

The Pwnie Express is a device that is designed for remote security testing of corporate and federal facilities and can be used as an “All-In-One” hacking drop box, aiding the pentesters at Compass Security, to conduct “real world” industrial espionage simulations. http://pwnieexpress.com/ The typical penetration testing scenario is: 1) A Compass analyst manages to “social-engineer” […]

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