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-fno -fno -fno stack protection

By On 2011/01/01 · Leave a Comment · In Techie

2 days straight now on IRC (##security on irc.freenode.net if you want to say hi) I have had to help someone compiling a program deal with it failing mid-stream. This is especially prevalent on security packages like fuzzers and such. First, what is stack protection?

Buffer Overflow Protection

In software, a stack buffer overflow [...]

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What Linux/UNIX do you use?

By On 2009/11/23 · Leave a Comment · In Personal

At work I often get asked what UNIX/Linux I use. Truth of the matter is I am an OS harlot :) I run NeXTStep and Rhapsody for fun. When I buy systems I force myself to use them for at least 3 days online to learn them better. Anyways, below is the questionnaire on how I pick [...]

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Open Source Security Professionals

By On 2009/07/13 · Leave a Comment · In Personal

In economic times such as these it is imperative that architects and leads alike look beyond the glossy software catalog and instead to the web. In the past we often discounted open source as unsupported and hacker-like in the development efforts. One would hope that in this day of enterprise open source powering the majority [...]

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OpenSolaris Shortcomings

By On 2008/03/29 · Leave a Comment · In Techie

I want to like OpenSolaris. I love compiling away on my Sun Machines at the house. The simple fact is though the “Open” is a misnomer of great proportions. What makes me excited about OpenSolaris is the lineage it stems from. For UNIX admins everywhere, it is truly one of the last of the old guard. [...]

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Project Indiana (Ian’s OpenSol…

By On 2007/11/01 · Leave a Comment · In Personal

Project Indiana (Ian’s OpenSolaris) and OpenBSD 4.2 released with Leopard in the same week?!?! How can I be expected to work!?

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