Jonathan Swartz paints a picture of what we can expect from Sun and Google, why they did what they did, and what it means for us.

Putting the Sun/Google Partnership in Context

A vulnerability was identified in Cisco Internet Operating System (IOS), which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to a heap overflow error when processing specially crafted packets, which could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code and compromise a vulnerable device.

Note : The vendor has stated that the research presented by Michael Lynn was not a disclosure of a new vulnerability or a flaw with Cisco IOS software, but an exploration of ways to expand exploitations of existing security vulnerabilities impacting routers.

Abaddon on France SIRT

LAS VEGAS--Cisco Systems has taken legal action to keep a researcher from further discussing a hack into its router software

Abaddon on CNET

LAS VEGAS--Brushing off threats of legal action and a broad effort to delete his presentation from conference materials, a security expert told Black Hat attendees on Wednesday that attackers can broadly compromise Cisco routers.

Abaddon on Security Focus

A presentation called “The Holy Grail: Cisco IOS Shellcode Remote Execution” was slated to run at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas this week. But Internet Information Systems and Cisco, the companies presenting the segment, decided to pull the presentation after discussions between the two firms.

Further Abaddon Nogoodery

Even more of Abaddon being up to no good.

Abaddon, still up to no good.

Abaddon up to his usual no goodery with Cisco.

Abaddon causing a ruckus at Black Hat

Old news, but I came across news of the impending God of War release in the UK and it reminded me what an awesome game this is. The little I played of it was fantastic. The gameplay was spectacular and the graphics make you wonder what else your decript PS2 can still do.

I'm sure K can give more details as he spent a zillion hours playing this, but if you have a chance to pick it up on the cheap, I _highly_ recommend you do.

Associated Links:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4664555.stm

God of War

The CNET report on Apple switching to Intel microprocessors manifests a new logo for the concerned Mac community

Without a Reality Distortion Field, I feel so lost in the cold.

] After more than two decades of research, the science and technology behind
] electromagnetic (EM) rail guns has now advanced sufficiently to allow practical
] exploration of novel military applications, according to Dr Harry Fair, director of the
] Institute of Advanced Technology (IAT) at the University of Texas (UT).

This particular implementation is quite interestesting. I had the opportunity to participate at the IAT lab working under Harry Fair while in Austin. There's nothing quite like seeing a two stage light gas gun throw an aluminum rod through active armor plating.

http://www.iat.utexas.edu/visit.html

EM gun on the brink of fruition for land and sea applications