The Linux Society

Hi Guys,

Just a quick recap of last nights meeting,

I asked for everyone that was doing a talk off some description if they
could send me a brief statement.  I was hoping that it could just be a brief
snap shot, nothing too detailed.  Just a couple of sentences, by the next
meeting   Any format will do but tbh just send it to me in an email.

We said that really if you have an idea that you would like to see at SFD
then really this is the last opportunity to voice it.  There was some nice
interesting ways that people thought of being able to contribute towards the  

Finux's student hackers guide to WEP hacking

As the growth of wireless networks grows, the question of wifi security needs a constant eye of caution, and periods of re-evaluation.  Encryption of wireless networks is nothing new in today's world, however two main encryption methods are deployed in today's home networks, and

Rootkits, the who's what's and whys in kitting the box.

The idea of this guide is to make you aware of rootkits, what they can do, their history, and the varying different type of rootkits.

I'm also going to discuss couple of possible countermeasures and steps that you can take to defend your self against rootkits

So i'll start off by describing what a rootkit is and a little bit about their history

First Impression of the Heron 8.04

Well i took the dive yesterday and installed Hardy Heron.  As usual come Ubuntu release day the servers where tanked and it was going to take for ever to download so i read that a beta with a quick dist-upgrade will do the job, and off i went.