Converting epoch time

Convert from epoch time to standard date/time

perl -e 'print scalar(localtime(1226424300)), "\n"'
Wed Nov 12 01:25:00 2008

Convert from standard date/time to epoch time

perl -e 'use Time::Local; print timelocal(0,25,1,11,11,2008), "\n";'
1228929900

nessus update

The list below outlines the changes included in the 4.2.2 release:

• nessus-fetch binary:
• Proxy authentication now works on Windows
• Proxy authentication (NTLM) with a username and domain now works
• In some cases, the last nessus-fetch.rc statement might be ignored

simple log checklist

Simple log check list from Anton Chuvakin.

Link here

Sharepoint server security articles

Couple of articles on securing sharepoint servers

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/magazine/ff625837.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc263445.aspx

Interesting password generating web page

Could be hosted on any LAN or Intranet

http://code.google.com/p/hype-free/source/browse/trunk/js_password_generator.html

VMWare security appliance

Interesting security appliance to manage the interactions between the admins and the infrastructure. also can provide non admin users with access to admin level access without ever providing password. covers audit as well.

http://www.hytrust.com/

Cisco ASA/PIX firewall rule checker

Interesting open source VM for checking the rules of Cisco ASA/PIX firewalls. Open source firewalls like iptabes coming soon

http://runplaybook.com/p/11