Speed, performance, stability — these are attributes that set VectorLinux apart in the crowded field of Linux distributions. VectorLinux is a lighterweight, fast, Linux operating system for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems and is based upon Slackware, one of the original Linux distributions. Slackware is the true ‘Unix’ of Linux distributions and its popularity stems [...]

Internet crime is becoming a major commercial activity, according to a report by the security firm, Symantec.
Its report into threats to internet security describes underworld auction sites where bank details and credit cards are on sale.
Commercial software used by criminals to launch attacks on websites is also being traded, the report says.
It also warns that [...]

Genlist is a program that returns a list of hosts that responding to ping probes. Thus, this list can be used to perform an scan of these machines using PBNJ or Nmap.
In this example we will use genlist along with nmap.
First we will generate list of live hosts and save it to a file [...]

fping is a like program which uses the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request to determine if a target host is responding. fping differs from ping in that you can specify any number of targets on the command line, or specify a file containing the lists of targets to ping. Instead of sending [...]