1BlackArch Linux Expands Its Roster of Tools for Security Research
An update to the BlackArch Linux security distribution adds more than 30 new tools to help researchers find flaws in software, systems and networks.
2BlackArch Tools Span Multiple Categories
With so many tools included in BlackArch, it can be challenging to figure out what to use. The system provides a categorized menu of tools broken down by type of attack or use case, ranging from backdoors to wireless.
3Researchers Get New PHP Attack Tool
The Static PHP Analysis and Fuzzer (spaf) tool is among the new tools added in the BlackArch 2016.01.10 release. The spaf tool helps security researchers identify entry points for scripts.
4Domi-Owned Attacks IBM Lotus Domino Servers
The new domi-owned tool enables security researchers to conduct multiple types of attacks against IBM Lotus Domino servers, including brute-force password attacks.
5Web Reconnaissance Improved With Crawlic
The Crawlic tool enables researchers to find temporary files and search domains hosted on the same server as a target address.
6Credmap Helps Raise Awareness of Credential Reuse
The Credential Mapper (credmap) tool is all about helping to identify potential user and account credential reuse, which is often identified as a leading cause of data breaches.
7Taking Aim at Voice/Video With Isip
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is widely used for voice and video delivery over the Internet today. With isip, security researchers get an interactive SIP toolkit for packet sniffing and man-in-the-middle attacks.
8Jooforce Probes Joomla Content Management System Sites
The open-source Joomla content management system is the target of the new Jooforce tool in BlackArch. Jooforce provides researchers with a tool that performs brute-force attacks against Joomla to test for vulnerability.
9Scanning Microsoft Outlook for Risk With WebPP Brute
Microsoft’s Outlook is among the most popular email systems in use today, making it an attractive target for security researchers and attackers alike. With the outlook-webapp-brute-forcer, researchers can test an Outlook’s Web app to see if it is vulnerable to a brute-force attack.
10BackdoorMe Finds a Way Into Systems
The BackdoorMe utility provides security researchers with a tool that attempts to place a backdoor on a target system.
11The Phishing Bell Tolls for Hemingway
Hemingway is a spear-phishing tool helper to assist security researchers in executing social engineering-type attacks against targets.
12BlackArch Is Powered by a Linux 4.3 Kernel
BlackArch 2016.01.10 is powered by a Linux 4.3 kernel at the core of the operating system.
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