Any NMAP experts out there?

[Sysman]

Sysman is our treasure hunt winner.

27 minutes!

As it happens I had already downloaded the PDF earlier in the day, to save it for posterity.

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[doodab]

What's more, if "they" could update Microcode remotely, it would only be a matter of time before hackers figured out how to do the same.

That paper is BS, but microcode updates do exist, and they are processor specific. The code that applies such an update has to check the processor type and version and so on.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php...crocode_update

Hackers are more likely to target BIOS and boot ROMs on network cards than CPU microcode IMO.

[suityou01]

On a serious note, anyone read "Certified Ethical Hacker"? Cracking reading. My plan B involves writing something along the lines of a firewall/packet sniffing tool so am a bit of a TCP nerd. Absolutely cracking reading.

And there's exercises to learn on, and servers on the web to allow you to practise on

Sometimes these tricks come in handy.

PM : Suity, so an so is on holiday and we have a business critical situation.

Suity : We don't have the passwords.

PM : Is there no way in?

Suity : Maybe

[OwlHoot]

<cough>

El Reg

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[vetran]

FTFY

only for the right Client

[DodgyAgent]

Typical agent doesn't read the document sent to him.

Agent - 'So John you have expertise in SQL sever 2050'

Applicant - 'No on my CV its says I'm a masseuse - haven't you read it?'

Agent - are you a masseuse as in "Happy ending"?

see Sysman's link.

FTFY

[vetran]

No it does'nt

Typical agent doesn't read the document sent to him.

Agent - 'So John you have expertise in SQL sever 2050'

Applicant - 'No on my CV its says I'm a masseuse - haven't you read it?'

Agent - 'No'

see Sysman's link.

[DodgyAgent]

this looks interesting


http://nmap.org/misc/hakin9-nmap-ebook-ch1.pdf

No it does'nt

[vetran]

Sysman is our treasure hunt winner.

27 minutes!

[Sysman]

I smell BS.

<cough>

El Reg

</cough>

[Sysman]

[OwlHoot]

I smell BS. At a cursory glance, large parts of the paper read like that spoof sociology (?) paper on hermaneutics or whatever it was called, all meaningless academic mumbo-jumbo.

Also, wouldn't Microcode be processor specific? Intel v AMD v etc etc? Unless Windows demands a common core, for example for DRM (Digital Rights Management) and all the other bells and whistles doubtless needed these days.

What's more, if "they" could update Microcode remotely, it would only be a matter of time before hackers figured out how to do the same.

[vetran]

this looks interesting


http://nmap.org/misc/hakin9-nmap-ebook-ch1.pdf