Recover A Password in Linux

The commands and screenshots here will be Ubuntu oriented, but this basic process should work for any distro.

Access_log data – Traffic Analysis

How to interpret your traffic statistics, how to recognize valuable access log file details and how to use access log data for your benefit.

Here’s how a slick laptop thief was foiled in Tampa

Smart, shrewd,determined. A serial thief was portrayed as all these. Here’s how his alleged crime spree unraveled after a stop in Tampa.

Behind Enemy Lines With a Suburban Counterterrorist

“Look,” Shannen Rossmiller says, pointing at her computer screen. She’s in an online chat room, and the name Terrorist11 has just popped up. “He’s one of the more popular guys.”

How SMS works – basics

Just when we’re finally used to seeing everybody constantly talking on their cell phones, it suddenly seems like no one is talking at all. Instead, they’re typing away on tiny numerical pads, using their cell phones to send quick messages. SMS, or text messaging.

How to Skin Your Student Credit Card

Step-By-Step Instructions. 

HowTo: Fast, Easy, Secure Remote Access to Gutsy

If you are stuck at a Windows machine all day at work, but want to get your Ubuntu fix during a break, use ssh and NoMachine’s nxClient to get fast, easy, secure remote access.

Tips for a more secure OpenSSH server

Many years ago, people used telnet to connect to their machines, but the whole communication between their computers and the remote machine was sent in clear text (unencrypted), making sensitive information available to anyone who knew how to monitor their traffic.

7 Easy Ways To Avoid Password Theft Online

With more of us using online services, such as online banking and bill pay, we have increased the chance of identity theft. I advocate the use of online services as a method to increase productivity; you just need to take the necessary precautions.

Network Security with hosts.allow & hosts.deny

There are many ways you can go about securing your network. For me, the first thing that comes to mind are packet filters, external firewalls, and complex ACLs at the switch level.