Edwin Castillo
The life of a Systems Engineer
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Installing THC-Hydra 7.4.2 on Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) with SSL support
Wikipedia describes THC-Hydra as "... software ... that uses a dictionary attack to test for weak or simple passwords on one or many remote hosts running a variety of different services." Its useful for doing quick tests against your servers to make sure that your users are not using simple passwords. In pen tester speak, this is called a brute-force attack. Here are the steps needed for installing it on the 64-bit version of Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail). The easiest way to install Hydra … [Read More...]
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Places where socially awkward geeks can get out of their shells
I recently answered an interview question regarding social interactions and systems engineers. Geeks have a reputation for being socially inept and I tend to agree to a certain degree. I disagree with the … [Read More...]
Give a man a fish…
It's amazing to me how many veteran IT gurus are unwilling to teach people new to the industry. I remember logging onto IRC chat rooms and seeing one person after another being degraded or insulted for asking … [Read More...]
Go with the flow…
Working in IT can be stressful. Many technologists go unappreciated and are only noticed when something is not to the user's liking. This creates a feeling of being undervalued. What can you do? Here is a small … [Read More...]
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