Category: Security

Debian 5.0 lenny - 1st experience

February 15th, 2009
Debian released 5.0 version (aka lenny). You can read announcement here. First upgrade to lenny on testing server went good. No problems at all. Few notes regarding the packages I use: mod-security is not in default repositories due to late fix. Also, th… more »

Defcon 15: 1st day of the convention

August 4th, 2007
So, let's start with the talks actually :) Conference day starts usually from 10am and it ends up at 8-9pm. There are 5 parallel tracks each day. Usually there is 10 minutes break between the lectures, so people can change the track if they want to. But… more »

Defcon 15: Undercover NBC reporter owned

August 4th, 2007
Hackers take their privacy seriously. For those who don't know, Defcon has a strict policy against media and their filming conference attendees. Media must get permission from any individual that will be filmed (and sweeping the room with TV camera is fo… more »

Tribute to the Defcon 2007 badge

August 3rd, 2007
If you are good at spotting the details, then you probably noticed on photos from the last blog post that Defcon badge has batteries. That means you can do some hacking on it :) Unlike last year, this year you can even program it via buttons(easy way, I… more »

Defcon: preconference day

August 3rd, 2007
I arrived to Las Vegas! :) My plane from Denver to Las Vegas was late, but we had funny pilot who entertained us all the way, so I didn't mind being late. Transportation to hotel and check-in at the hotel went smooth, so I had time to take few shots of L… more »

Defcon and history of hacking

August 2nd, 2007
While you're reading this story, I'm probably flying over Atlantic. Mirko (from net-security) told me about this article. In that article/video Jeff Moss aka Dark Tangent, the founder of DEFCON and Black Hat, tells the history of the largest hacker confe… more »

Travelling to US for Defcon conference

August 2nd, 2007
Today, I'm travelling to US for Defcon. If you don't know what Defcon is, I'll help you :) It's largest annual hacker convention which takes place in Las Vegas, USA. It attracts hackers/crackers interested in computer code and architecture from all over… more »

iPhone and security

July 23rd, 2007
ISE found buffer overflow in Safari browser in iPhone. That means that attacker can gain full control of iPhone. Disclosure will be fully published on 2nd of August in Las Vegas. Luckily, I'm arriving on 2nd of August to Las Vegas for Defcon, so maybe I… more »

3rd Open Source Conference: Bite on Security

May 20th, 2007
In May there is another open source conference in Zagreb. It is organized for 3rd time and this time with focus on Security. Hence the name: Bite on Security ;) I had two lectures there. Actually, I had honour to open and close the conference by my lectu… more »

Week in Kranjska gora

May 11th, 2007
Wush. This is very busy period for me. My plane landed from Barcelona on midnight and I had to wake up at 5am in order to drive to Kranjska gora, so I can attend DRI seminar which begins at 8am. Luckily, I arrived on time. I brought jo and bokken with me… more »