Unexplained processes:Many sniffers run on a computer’s user level, meaning that the computer’s user accounts (like you) will be able to see them working. Sudden reduction in storage:Some sniffers can hide themselves with arootkit. But even these super-stealthy sniffers need to put their da...
Some larger networks are “switched” — meaning they use a network switch to forward specific dataonlyto the designated device, rather than to all network devices. Sniffing on a switched network requires additional protocols to ensure the packet sniffer can be monitored. There are two main types...
Wireless network encryption has come a long way in its short lifespan—going from no encryption to Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption to Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption. Wireless networks don't provide the same segmentation that the previously mentioned switches provide, meaning that...
I keep meaning to fire up ARP poison routing on my cable Internet connection, after I ran tcpdump (for troubleshooting purposes) and noticed my fellow residents’ computers ARPing for the gateway’s MAC address. The only thing keeping me from doing serious damage, er, “research”, is the ...
Compared with subjects who received placebo first, subjects who received OT first showed increased ability to assign accurately emotional meaning to the speech intonations after a delay of about 1 week. The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET)94 was used to examine...
Integrated Pest Management takes on a whole new meaning.Davi Ottenheimer • December 28, 2005 10:43 PM BTW…do you think the DoD was offering a “bug bounty” when they sponsored the research?Bruce Schneier • December 29, 2005 8:40 AM “Don’t wasps have a really short lifespan...
“I’m absolutely sure that emotion sensing is going to trigger a big change in how we interact with machines,” Raasch concluded. “There’s not enough focus on emotions right now when you interact with your computer. Things should happen far more intuitively than they do — and that means...