4HowTo reaches 30,000 & vArticles dev.2
This post was imported from an old blog archive, and predates the creation of AdamCaudill.com. As I’ve continued importing data, 4HowTo.com has now passed 30,000 articles in its database. Much as I’ve expected, the software is still stable and working normally, all seems to be scaling rather nicely. Hopefully I’ll get all of the data imported in the next week, though importing over 100,000 lines of SQL is rather time consuming.
Read more…vArticles
This post was imported from an old blog archive, and predates the creation of AdamCaudill.com. vArticles A former Imspire project, this is now the make-shift home for vArticles, a articles management system written in PHP & designed for Apache & MySQL. Running on both Windows & Linux systems, and based on open-source servers, vArticles gives a great deal of flexibility while remaining true to the original concept of a lite, fast processing CMS.
Read more…Back From New York
This post was imported from an old blog archive, and predates the creation of AdamCaudill.com. Wow, the summer’s over and I’m finally home! After spending the last five months in New York (quite a difference from my native Florida), I’ve finally made it back home. Much has happened while I’ve been away, not the least of which is the death of Imspire and a few related projects. While giving up on these dreams has been difficult, I believe the result will be for the best.
Read more…Still using AWStats?
This post was imported from an old blog archive, and predates the creation of AdamCaudill.com. If you’re using AWStats v5.7 – 6.2, you’re life just got even worse than it was. As you should know, those version are vulnerable to a now widely known exploit that gives an attacker your server, now here’s where it gets even worse: There’s a new exploit floating around that works on not one, but all three of the methods being used.
Read more…ExVB.com Online!
This post was imported from an old blog archive, and predates the creation of AdamCaudill.com. ExVB.com (the blogging site for Visual Basic experts) is finally online, after all this time, and many strugles with various blog solutions, it’s up, yay… With WordPress-MU being massively buggy and .Text requiring a Ms SQL server that I don’t have, I finally resorted to just using several copies of WordPress 1.5, keeping it up to date will be a challenge, but meh… Better than waiting and delaying the project even more.
Read more…phpBB 2.0.13 released – dumb*ss coders strike again
This post was imported from an old blog archive, and predates the creation of AdamCaudill.com. In the latest round of embarrassing updates, the phpBB Group has released a new version of phpBB, 2.0.13, to fix a large, and obvious security error allow anyone to gain admin rights, oh, just to make it better, it works on all version < 2.0.13. With a POC floating around, let the hacking begin. Update: A working exploit was released, showing just how simple it is to wreak havoc.
Read more…Suicide Bomb Kills 125
This post was imported from an old blog archive, and predates the creation of AdamCaudill.com. Iraqi workers clean debris near a large pool of blood at the scene of a suicide attack in the city of Hilla, February 28, 2005. (Source) Something has to change…
Random User-Agent in VB.NET
This post was imported from an old blog archive, and predates the creation of AdamCaudill.com. Here’s a simple little example of a dynamic User-Agent in VB.NET. It uses a fairly large list of UA strings, and uses 1 randomly. The code is fairly simple, should be easy to add to any application that needs it. Code Module modRandomUA Dim strUA() As String Public Sub BuildList() Dim sr As IO.StreamReader sr = New IO.
Read more…Why would somebody do that to Eric?
This post was imported from an old blog archive, and predates the creation of AdamCaudill.com. It seems the personal web site of Eric Sink has been hacked & defaced. Why? What drives people to do such heartless acts? Eric takes his valuable time to help so many people and share his valuable insight, and some miscreant hacker wannabe comes along and does this. It’s wrong, in so many ways, it’s just wrong.
Read more…My greatest work!
This post was imported from an old blog archive, and predates the creation of AdamCaudill.com. I am thrilled! I have done it! I have completed the most useful program ever developed… at least if you are like me and hit Caps-Lock every couple minutes. I know, I had you all excited, but although this really isn’t that great, it was fun to hack together and at least I’ll use it. You can get the exe, sounds and code here.
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About Me
Security researcher, engineer and software developer with more than 20 years of experience.
Work: I primarily focus on application security, usable security, secure communications, and cryptography. I build and lead strong and dynamic teams, who cover all facets of security and privacy.
Writing: I write about my research, security in general, development and software design, and leadership through my blog, essays, and various publications. I also engage in some creating writing when I can.
Photography: I am a purist fine art photographer, working primarily in black & white, and focused on sharing new perspectives of the world. Limited edition prints of my work are available on my online gallery. I also have a background in photojournalism, and volunteer in this field when I can.