Welcome to SECTOO.ORG, home of Sectoo Linux ! April 8, 2008
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Sectoo Linux is a Linux distribution aimed to help all sort of people with tasks related to network security.
Under the form of a LiveCD based on Gentoo Linux, you will be able to achieve tasks such as port scanning, packet sniffing, OS fingerprinting, intrusion detection, …
We hope that you will enjoy using Sectoo Linux, whoever you are : Network Admin, Pentester, White Hat or Black Hat Hacker, …
Sectoo Linux attempts to provide an up-to-date and easy-to-use set of security tools. Here are some common uses of Sectoo Linux :
Vulnerability Scanning : Sectoo Linux provides you base services such as port scanning using Nmap. You can then gather banner informations, looking for versions of services installed, and discover some exploits using Nessus. You can also use this to test what your IDS can pick up and what it can’t.
Network Analysis : Using a standard sniffer like TCPDump or Ethereal/Wireshark, you can see what’s going through a network in terms of protocols and content. And by using tools like p0f, you can achieve passive OS fingerprinting like never !
Security Research : Want to learn how to achieve this or that type of attack ? How to conduct other types of spoofing attacks ? Using Sectoo and reading the manpages for the tools (you’ll certainly have to search what tool & what manpage !), you’ll learn how. But be warned : Use of these tools in production environments is highly discouraged and could get you fired, or arrested in some countries.
Secure Connectivity : Sectoo Linux is including OpenSSH, for securely administrating remote systems.
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MBA Degrees for Engineers April 7, 2008
Posted by in : News , add a commentFor a variety of reasons, people with a technical background may start to look for ways to further educate themselves. On the one hand, a good amount of these individuals are trying to broaden their horizons by expanding into new knowledge areas but for the better part of them, the potential increase of personal value on the job market and the career prospects that go along with it are more tempting aspects of continuous learning. Especially MBA programs rank high amongst the preferences for continuous education as they provide a dense schedule of knowledge about business administration within a reasonable amount of time to the student.
Engineering degrees usually prepare people for very structured environments that are based upon logic and rationality. The business world, however, looks different and is heavily influenced by unordered situations that occur at a much faster pace. In order to cope with these changed realities, it can be regarded as a very sensible move to expand a potentially myopic engineering perspective by pursuing a MBA.
The most efficient way to equip oneself with these competencies is active exposure to these areas. Most business schools have a very pragmatic approach by integrating case studies and various other real-life examples into their curriculum. Business schools provide a framework of tools and strategic theories that enable the graduate to apply these in real life situations.
Today, an applicant can choose from a plethora of different educational program offers that each focus on different core competencies. Be it that his or her interest is primarily in entrepreneurship, leadership or global development - there is a business school out there that satisfies almost every specific educational hunger for knowledge.
Pursuing a MBA degree is not only an excellent way to expose oneself to basic strategic business models and other aspects related to the business world - It also serves as a salary booster for most business school graduates. The combination of a technical background with a postgraduate business degree such as the MBA has profound implications on both salary as well as career prospects. In India, where hundreds of engineers come from people appear for exams such as the CAT 2008 to get into the top business schools.Second Post
Start your own web hosting business through reseller hosting March 26, 2008
Posted by in : Hosting , add a commentIf you want to do some business related to internet then you can prefer
web hosting business and can earn a lot of money. And the best for you
will be reseller hosting
business. In reseller hosting you have to purchase the good amount of
space from the real big and established hosting company and then resell
that space to the site owners with your services.
Resellers are the businessman who acts as middle men by offering
hosting services to the site owners by hiring the space from other real
host’s server apart from having their own server. Most of the
resellers provide so good services to their customers that customer
never gets any idea about the host that whether he is a real host or a
reseller. Reseller can provide quality services to their customers as
they can choose the real host by them selves, mostly an established
hosting company.
You can earn a lot as a reseller only if you are able to realize the
profit and margins involved with this business. You will be learning
those points. For this you can buy 1000MB space from an established
provider on the rent of $24 to $25 per month and then you can provide
this space to the site owners who want to host their site on the space
you are offering. Now here you can give 25MB of space for $5 per month
and if you can sell around 40 packages then you can earn the monthly
income of $200. Some real host will also allow you for overselling of
space and will also not charge extra rent unless if the usage will be
more than 1000MB. And here also you can make money because the site
owner uses half of the space provided so you can double your space
quota and sell that space and can earn more money.
And get it that the income or profit you will make will be outstanding
income. And you can earn this income over months and over years. Just
do it once and can earn money for years, you can never calculate. And
you can do this much as a reseller only, you even do not require your
own server, just buy the space from a reliable hosting company and make
profit. The thing you have to keep in your mind is to sell the space to
maximum site owners and the services will be same as that of the real
host and any difficulty comes then he will manage. Basically you do not
have to be careful for your customers but if you want to offer some
extra services then you have to look after your clients. Your real host
can even provide services to your customer by charging little fee from
you. Along with providing hosting you can also offer web designing and ecommerce solutions to your hosting customers at some additional discount.
This is the idea of smart business. There is lot of profit in reselling
the space to the customers, so start earning from today and start this
business. There are many resellers who are earning more than the real
providers. Always become a host that can suit and help in the need of
their customers.
Hurricane Tracking Maps and Charts February 12, 2008
Posted by in : Technology , add a commentA Hurricane, also known as typhoon or tropical cyclone, is a weather system with sustained winds of at least 33 m/s. It develops an eye, which is an area of relative calm, with the lowest atmospheric pressure at the center of circulation. The eye in the hurricane is visible in satellite images as a small, circular, cloud free spot. An eye wall, an area of about 16-80 km wide, surrounds the eye where the strongest thunderstorms and winds circulate. The maximum sustained winds in a hurricane have been estimated at about 85-m/s. Hurricane tracking maps and charts are used as tools to track the path of approaching hurricanes, and to alert the public. It helps in announcing the arrival of a hurricane, as a ‘hurricane watch’ or ‘hurricane warning’, depending upon the amount of time left for it to hit a particular area. For instance, if the area will be hit in the next 24 to 36 hrs, the announcement is a hurricane watch, but if it is announced as less than 24 hrs, it is a hurricane warning. Hurricane tracking maps and charts help save many lives if the predictions about an approaching hurricane are announced in time.
In order to do so, its path is plotted on a hurricane-tracking map. Each day is numbered, and A.M. or P.M. is indicated while plotting each position. The dots are joined when the wind speed lies between 39 and 73 miles per hour or more. The variations of the hurricane are observed for at least four days to predict the place and probable date on which it will hit. You should feel free to discuss your predictions about hurricane tracking with that of others, and change them accordingly if necessary. A hurricane tracking map includes the day, latitude, longitude and status of wind. You need to continue the process till the hurricane hits land and check and revise the prediction. There are several hurricane tracking centers designated by the World Meteorological Organization, which are basically responsible for tracking and issuing bulletins, warnings and advisories related to tropical cyclones in the assigned area of responsibility. Many websites provide printable hurricane tracking maps and charts for free from where you can download the model and use it for making predictions.
Our tricks on using Torrent December 8, 2007
Posted by in : Linux, Software , add a commentBit torrent is a method of collecting the right information about a particular subject from the Internet. BitTorrent Inc., currently manages a peer-to-peer file distribution standard developed by Bram Cohen called Bit Torrent protocol. This allows large amounts of data to be distributed without the distributor alone servicing the recipient and bearing the cost. Every recipient also supplies the data to another new recipient, thus it works like a chain or multi-layer network.
This effectively results in reducing the financial as well as infrastructure burden from a single resource. A Bit Torrent client is any program that implements the BitTorrent method. So there is a seamless flow of information between peers. Apart from this, there are many Torrent sites that offer various options in content and download.Free Torrent download from the site: While downloading content from different Torrent websites, one needs to be cautious as many websites have obscene and fake content. So it is better to check before you download. Some websites offer free Torrent downloads. These free downloads are usually trial versions or pilot editions that have a certain period of expiry.
Download music from Torrent: You will find a variety of Torrents on the net. There are separate Torrent sites that cater to movies, games, comics, TV, audio, music, anime and other types of content. One can download favorite music tracks or labels through Torrent. You will also find unsorted content on torrent. Torrents provide a huge variety of options in subject specific download. Also, you have readymade information about the file size, rating etc. of these options. Lots of content is added and removed regularly. You can view the content according to the category, newness, file size, filename and other criteria. Browsing through the list of Torrents, you can get free downloadable files that contain the desired content. You can check out the bit wise size of the content. The Bit site usually displays advertisements of content related service providers. To get virus free files, you can try out the search on these Torrent sites.
In a nutshell, Torrent sites present a unique, free bit, faster and efficient option of downloading required content from the Internet.
Hurricane Tracking Software… June 12, 2007
Posted by in : Software , add a commentAs the name suggests, the Hurricane tracking software is used to predict the path, probable date and place of a hurricane. You need to connect it to the Internet and get storm coordinates by just the click of a button. It receives weather data from the US National Weather Service via satellite and creates predictions for each tropical depression, storm or hurricane.
Hurricane tracking software provides real-time satellite images, storm coordinates, tropical weather outlook, tropical weather discussions, public advisories, striking probabilities and forecasts that can be viewed on colorful maps, and can be saved on the computer. Besides, it can also predict the type of storm, pressure, direction and speed of the wind, travel and date, and time of arrival. ‘Tracking the eye’ is one of the popular award-winning hurricane tracking software. It is a state of the art .NET Windows program that can even show an image of a building over which the storm is passing. It has a highly developed map that enables people to zoom down to the place where the storm passes through. You can then click the USGS database button and see the buildings over which the storm has traveled.
Have you ever used Torrent January 5, 2007
Posted by in : Hosting, Software , add a commentAbout Torrent download sites: Websites such as torrentportal.com, bittorrent.com, torrent-link.com etc., have a plethora of content available for downloads. In Bit Torrent, one tracker keeps watch on the sharing and downloading of data files. You need to have the Bit Torrent client software installed on your machine prior to downloading content using the Bit Torrent technology.
The Bit Torrent client application lets you download high quality content like movies, music, videos and games within seconds without any hassles. It offers you a faster and safer downloading experience. Also, you can download content without interrupting your email, web browsing or other applications. With this technology the file transfer speed is increased without requiring any re-configuration or system upgradation. Local port mapping along with local peer discovery is done automatically, so you need not worry about it.
Torrent downloads and spy: Many Torrent site downloads have spy software attached. These spy downloads have the potential of causing terrific damage to your system. It can prove to be the gateway for viruses and Spam. Bit Torrent technology harnesses the network of millions of users to deliver content at a faster speed. When you google for Torrent downloads, the search engine displays a big list of Torrent sites, which you need to carefully check, choosing a suitable one for your use.