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	<description>...if you don&#039;t understand the packets, you don&#039;t understand.</description>
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		<title>Understanding SQL and injection attacks, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.tcmcfall.com/rant/?p=354</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 20:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>macphail</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[backtrack]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;ve noticed something; my post count is abysmal.  I never seem to say anything at all. I suppose this could be a good thing.  Perhaps it shows that I am just too busy doing work and I don&#8217;t have time to talk about work.  Alternatively, I suppose it could indicate a certain freedom from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>open source and the enterprise</title>
		<link>http://www.tcmcfall.com/rant/?p=317</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>macphail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The typical small to mid-sized enterprise can easily support their mission needs and IT infrastructure entirely with open source software.  Here are my picks:]]></description>
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		<title>i thought we were better than this&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.tcmcfall.com/rant/?p=264</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>macphail</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Information Assurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[penetration testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airports]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[so, im writing this from an airport lounge.  i had to go through a bag search, two ID checks and one of those creepy full-body imaging scans to get here in the first place, now i had to do it again just to get back home.  i feel fairly vetted at this point.  dirty&#8230;but vetted. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple vs. Linux</title>
		<link>http://www.tcmcfall.com/rant/?p=258</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>macphail</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Android]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Steve Jobs so arrogant as to believe that any significant portion of linux users will abandon their operating system simply in order to maintain functionality of their pod/phone/tablet?  Apparently so.]]></description>
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		<title>I use SSL, so I&#8217;m safe&#8230; right?</title>
		<link>http://www.tcmcfall.com/rant/?p=237</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>macphail</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[backtrack]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[arp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, let&#8217;s rant about one of my pet-peeves (and boy isn&#8217;t that a list): Ever go to one of those websites that uses SSL encryption and boldly states something like; &#8220;We use SSL encryption to protect your data.  This site is certified as absolutely secure!  We DARE anyone to try to steal your information, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>metasploit web auditing with wmap</title>
		<link>http://www.tcmcfall.com/rant/?p=203</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>macphail</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[backtrack]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Couldn't really find one place on the web that detailed the use of the wmap plugin for metasploit correctly.  I've pieced together the instructions below for running metasploit/wmap on backtrack 4r2.]]></description>
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		<title>metasploit on the iPhone</title>
		<link>http://www.tcmcfall.com/rant/?p=213</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>macphail</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Information Assurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[finally got around to jailbreaking my iphone 3gs running ios 4.2.1 installed apt, openssh as well as a terminal application through cydia. ssh’d into localhost, su’d and changed my root password immediately (default password is ‘alpine’). installed metasploit by the following steps: # apt-get install subversion nano wget python # apt-get clean # wget http://www.metasploit.com/releases/framework-3.4.1.tar.bz2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>greybox, flux and an auto-locking screen</title>
		<link>http://www.tcmcfall.com/rant/?p=219</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>macphail</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[backtrack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linux]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[screensaver]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.tcmcfall.com/rant/?p=219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[having a dedicated pentest system is extremely convenient, if not essential.  i use a modified backtrack 4r2 system (greybox), installed locally and using flux as its window manager. boot disks have their place, but i also like to know that my work has a persistent home. one pain, however, is that locking the screen is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>quick wifi sniffing</title>
		<link>http://www.tcmcfall.com/rant/?p=205</link>
		<comments>http://www.tcmcfall.com/rant/?p=205#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>macphail</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[backtrack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forensics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Assurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[penetration testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wireless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airmon-ng]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[# airmon-ng –determines applicable interfaces # airmon-ng stop interface # airmon-ng start interface –this puts the interface into monitor mode via an interface alias (most likely mon0) # airodump-ng -w /path/to/file/target_yyyy_mm_dd_2400UTC_tool –output-format pcap,csv InterfaceAlias –this starts the airodump-ng scan,displays results and writes our files. ** ‘s‘ changes sorting options, for instance; by power-level ( ‘d‘ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alfa AWUS036NH</title>
		<link>http://www.tcmcfall.com/rant/?p=221</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>macphail</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[backtrack]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[i had hoped that getting the awus036nh to work in BT4R1 was going to be a relatively simple issue… i made sure that the system was updated and upgraded via apt, then; # apt-get install firmware-ralink # cd /usr/src/drivers/compat-wireless-2010-07-10 # ./scripts/driver-select rt2×00 # make # make install # make unload # modprobe rt2800usb there was a [...]]]></description>
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