So, the company I was working for needed to shrink in size significantly, and I was one of those identified to be released from my position. While this may seem to be a devastating event to most, I see it as a gift and opportunity! It has given me the ability to push forward with [...]

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I’ll be attending and speaking at CSI2009 this week. Flying into DC tomorrow morning, talking Tuesday night (Axis of Darkness), and heading home Thursday. If anyone is going to be there and is interested in chatting over a beer, hit me up on twitter: @thomas_wilhelm

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October 1, 2009
A couple weeks ago, I went out of town for an extended stay. Being the technophile that I am, I naturally brought multiple laptops, cables, memory sticks, a power strip, a wireless router, and much, much more. Getting through airport security was a nightmare because of the bulk. As a result, I decided [...]

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Normally, I am a very private person when it comes to my personal life. However, something that happened five years ago will soon become known to millions of people across the United States… I saved a life.
On Tuesday, I was flown to Illinois so I could meet a very special woman, Joey Stott. Wife and [...]

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Apparently my article on the De-ICE Pentest LiveCDs was selected for inclusion in Hakin9 magazine’s “Best of” edition, now in bookstores. The funny part of all this was that I had no idea. In fact, I had quickly browsed through the magazine multiple times before actually looking at the table of contents.
I’m quite excited that [...]

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I received notice today that I have been selected to speak at DefCon 17 this year. This will be the third time in as many years that I have spoken at DefCon. Strangely, I’m more excited about this year than I have in the past, partially because my youngest daughter (age 9) will be attending [...]

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…’nuff said.
http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack_download.html
Ok, here’s a bit more… (notice the move from Slax to Debian)
Quote:
The Remote Exploit Development Team is happy to announce the release
of BackTrack 4 Beta.
We have taken huge conceptual leaps with BackTrack 4, and have some
new and exciting features.
The most significant of these changes is our expansion from the realm
of a Pentesting LiveCD towards [...]

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Nazis and zombies and raptors - oh my!
We’ve all seen those text-based road signs warning us of impending traffic hazards. Well, people are hacking them and getting clever.
So far, the signs have read:

“DAILY LANE CLOSURES DUE TO ZOMBIES.”

“RAPTORS AHEAD — CAUTION.”

“NAZI ZOMBIES! RUN!!!”

“ZOMBIES IN AREA! RUN”

Here’s the hack. Enjoy!

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I have to admit I’m a big fan of William Gibson. For those who have never read any of his novels (yeah, I know… look at who I’m talking to… we’ve ALL read his stuff), he often describes the Matrix (our Internet) as a very hostile place. In his dystopia, global companies competed with each [...]

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I had the need to look up NSA’s Rainbow Series today.  For those who don’t know, this is a series of books used to help evaluate “Trusted Computer Systems.” The name was derived from the fact each book had a different color cover.  The book most often referenced is the Orange Book, which focuses on [...]

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