Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring (rfmon) mode, and can sniff 802.11b, 802.11a, and 802.11g traffic.

Kismet identifies networks by passively collecting packets and detecting standard named networks, detecting (and given time, decloaking) hidden networks, and infering the presence of nonbeaconing networks via data traffic.

Source: KismetWireless.Net

~LC

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Social network site causing security/time-wasting problems in the office

The security backlash against Facebook has taken a new twist with a survey finding that large numbers of employees are now being blocked from accessing it.

I don’t know why companies think their workers logging in to facebook would cause time wasting. It’s not like it’s incredibly addicting or anything…..

Source: IT Business

~LC

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Ad-Aware pro version may not be worth the coin when there’s freeware out there

Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware 2007 Plus is the paid version of the popular scanner Ad-Adware 2007 Free. For the US$27 price, you get automatic signature updates, scheduled scans, and real-time protection features not included in the free product. But despite its sleek interface and easy-to-configure controls, Ad-Aware Plus failed to meet basic expectations when pitted against adware, spyware, and rootkit threats.

Source: IT Business

~LC

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Okay you want to start a podcast, however as you start to read you find that you have to make a lot of files html and xml. And you wondered why there is not a Linux software tool that can do a lot of the work for you. Well spanky here is a link to the tool you have been looking for.

ListGarden
RSS Feed Generator Program;
Features:

* Creates and maintains RSS feeds
* Produces both XML and optional human-readable companion HTML
* Runs either on your PC or on a web server
* Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
* Open source
* Requires no knowledge of XML or the RSS data format
* Tuned for quick manual additions of new items and simple editing
* Supports enclosures (New in Version 1.3)

Perfect for:

* Podcasting (New in Version 1.3)
* Change logs
* Notification of additions and updates to traditional websites
* Companions to email newsletters
* Event Lists
* Alerts, announcements, and ongoing status
* Notification of the arrival of new products in a store
* Maintaining simple online lists accessible as both XML and HTML
* News website headlines
* Experimentation with RSS
* Use within a corporate firewall for internal websites

Covers just about everything but the podcast, you do have to do a little work like recording the podcast but hey this tool takes a lot of the work out of it.

Download here

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