Another New Favorite Live Linux Distro

I've been playing a lot with BackTrack a live linux distribution. This distro has many, many features already installed to assist you in doing your own penetration testing. Also the Firefox works great showing almost all types of video/audio without any modifications (which means your ready for internet surfing without worry.) I've been running it as a live CD under VMPlayer (another great program for your system), this way you don't even have to reboot your computer to use it. Backtrack 2 is the latest stable version, however, they are in beta on Backtrack 3. You can get both at http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack.html.

I don't promote using this for bad intentions, please use it responsibly to review your own systems and give you insight on what to protect on your own system.

Happy Exploring.

Long Time between Postings

Sorry all, it's been a long time since I've been able to post. Both Work and School have kept me extremely busy. I'm going to try post again on a much more regular basis.

Lately in my spare time, I've been trying to learn more about network/computer security and protecting a network from attack. There's some scary stuff out there. Best tip is to keep your windows systems patched quickly and keep your personal firewall's on at all times.

Remote Desktop Support Apps.

Here's a few I've been hearing about... even have free options...

LogMeIn
https://secure.logmein.com/home.asp

TeamViewer

http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx

Recent - Favorite Podcasts I listen to

I've switched up my weekly podcast listening quite a bit. Now I've been routinely listening to:

Security Now! with Steve Gibson
Net at Nite with Amber MacArthur
Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott
The Mike Tech Show
Geek News Central Podcast
Twit TV
The Tech Guy

Give them a listen... I learn quite a bit.

Another Personal Wiki!

Here's another personal wiki (pmwiki) I just heard about. Heard Leo Laporte recommending it to some one on his tech guy podcast.

http://www.pmwiki.org/

Haven't posted anything in a while!

Wow, it's been a while. I haven't posted anything. Guess I've been extremely busy. Hope to post more often as I come across more and more things.

Easy to Install / Use Personal Wiki

Here's a link to an easy to install personal wiki named "instiki".


http://www.instiki.org/show/HomePage