SAINT Security Administrator’s Integrated Network Tool

SAINT, or Security Administrator’s Integrated Network Tool, is a vulnerability scanner that allows network administrators to scan their local area networks for security flaws. SAINT can then prepare reports detailing the extent and seriousness of these weaknesses, as well as providing links to fixes and recommended security procedures. While SAINT was originally developed for UNIX based systems, it has recently been ported to Mac OS X.

Installation

Installation of SAINT may be a rough task to those not familiar with UNIX. Users are expected to know how to use the terminal to …

LittleSecrets – Encrypted Text Note Pad for Mac OS X

Information

LittleSecrets for Mac OS X gives the Macintosh users the ability to store notes in an encrypted format that can only be accessed with the password assigned to the file. Upon launching the encrypted file the user is instructed to enter the password, only upon proper authentication is access granted to the file.

Think of LittleSecret as a note management system that allows for you to sort and create new notes all manageable from the programs interface. The user is allowed to create folders and sub-folders to sort the information even …

Tresor File Encryption Mac OS and Mac OS X

Information

Tresor is a file encryption tool for the Macintosh. It is simple to use, fast, and offers very high cryptographic security. It is available in native versions for 68k Macs and PowerMacs as well as in a FAT version and requires MacOS 7.0 minimum. Tresor is shareware. The registration fee is 20 Euro.

Tresor encrypts any file using the IDEA block encryption algorithm. Encryption uses self-selected passwords. For decryption, the same password that was used for encryption will be needed again.

IDEA (International Data Encryption Algorithm) uses data blocks of 64 bits …

Keys Off Security

Keys Off is now at version 1.3.2, now fully compatible with MacOS 9 and includes version 1.5 of the BlackWatch screen saver.

Information

Blue Globe Software has been producing high quality shareware since 1991, and they expect to continue this trend for a long time to come. They have updated and patched previous versions of Keys Off to keep it up to date. Their Software has many features you can not find anywhere else for a very low price.

DOWNLOAD Shareware Version

You can use Keys Off by Shareware, to download version 1.3.2 click …

StaticUsers.net – Bug Scan – Virus Protection

Information

BugScan is a Macintosh Virus File Scanner which allows users to determine if they have AutoStart 9805 Worm and SevenDust virus files on their hard drives. BugScan will detect all files for all strains of the AutoStart 9805 Worm plus all strains of the SevenDust virus current at 06/14/99, a number of Trojan Horse files that are currently circulating in the Mac world as well as some of the most recent virus files common to the Windows platform.

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Nifty program to keep around. MacAddict, MacWorld, and MacPool gave them the vote.

SubRosa Utilities easy-to-use encryption and shredding software for Mac OS and

Information

SubRosa Vol 1-File Utilities is SubRosaSoft.com Ltd’s first line of privacy products which help Macintosh users secure themselves and their personal data. The suite of software to protect your files consist of the following; file and folder encryption, multi-pass shredder, and free decryptor. Each one of these programs make it easy enough for any Mac user to enforse digital security on the personal data that is stored on the computer.

SubRosa Encryptor

The SubRosa Encryptor allows you to take files or folders and convert them into a encrypted archive that you can …

Macintosh Hackers Workshop for Macintosh and Mac OS X

PRODUCT: Macintosh Hacker’s Workshop (MHW) v1.1
Review by: James M. Buehring
RATING: 4.5 / 5

THE PRODUCT & DEVELOPER:

MWH, or “Macintosh Hackers Workshop” is the first of (hopefully) a long line of products from a security expert team from France named CODE511. The author, grungie, offers up the only graphical UNIX password cracker for OS X to date.

This is not a program for your novice user who is unfamiliar with password files or DES encryption. If “DES” and “passwd” draw a blank for you, skip over this product.

For those of you who could …

Marketing your Macintosh Security Programs and Applications on the Internet

Marketing your Macintosh Security Programs Online v1.0

Once you have the program created you need people to download, test, and update the software. This simple how to guide is to share with you realms of the Internet where you can reach all different markets, from the hackers, security experts to regular Macintosh users.

Your Web Site

Create a web site the goal is to keep it as clean and simple as possible. Make sure you have pages for the following:

Contact (e-mail address, website – bookmark it, mailing list)
Program (with description, screenshots, and examples)
Index …

Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition Review

Introduction

Sophos declares the following in their campaign for Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac
-Malware myth: Macs can’t get viruses.
-SophosLabs have detected over 1,000 threats for Mac OS.

Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition runs in the background and scans files for threats whenever your Mac opens them. It comes with an uninstaller (Applications/Remove Sophos) in case you want to remove it after trying it on your system.

I’ll be going through this review step-by-step and cover all the features related to the Mac system, usability, configuration and overall experience. Feel free to follow my …

Better Safe than Sorry – Bob Levitus – Dr. Mac

We Mac users have a distinct advantage over our less fortunate Windows-using brethren (and sistren)-Macs are far less likely to suffer damage from an attack by a virus, worm, or even a malicious teenager. On the other hand, you shouldn’t be lulled into a false sense of security-your Mac is not immune to viruses, worms and other intrusions. Attacks that target Macs, while rare, do exist.

This subject is too big and too important to cover in a single column, so this week I’ll focus on new Internet security issues raised …

Intego’s NetBarrier X for Mac OS X – Personal Firewall Antivandal...

Intego revolutionized the world of Macintosh security with its widely acclaimed NetBarrier personal firewall product for the Classic Mac OS. Now, they have brought the same powerful and easy to use security product over to Mac OS X. This new product, NetBarrier X, written completely in the Cocoa API, brings the same security and privacy features you expect, only now taken to a whole new level in the stable, multitasking, multi-user environment that is Mac OS X. Unlike other programs such as BrickHouse and Firewalk, which only configure the existing …

Tri-BACKUP…The only way to secure data – Backing up and backups

Information

SecureMac.com steps into a new realm of security, that is securing the data on your computer. The best way we could think about having your data is secure is to have backups of the data. Backup your data and do it often! Fires happen, hard disks crash, and computers get stolen almost every second of the day.

Tri-BACKUP is the first backup utility for both Mac OS and Mac OS X. The programs easy to use and follow interface makes it possible for even the basic mac user to follow. When …

Mac OS X xnu Patches – MAC Spoofing on the Mac

‘I’ve posted patches for xnu that allow Mac OS X / Darwin to spoof MAC addresses, for use in conjunction with tools like Nemesis and Ettercap’ -peter

Installation

If you’re a seasoned Darwin user or developer, you likely have all the tools ready to go to build xnu, the Darwin kernel. If so, skip ahead to step 5. However, if you’re running Mac OS 10.0.x, there are several steps to go through:

Grab and install the developer tools from Apple’s developer site if you haven’t already.
make and make install relpath from the bootstrap_cmds …

SKS The Shift Key Suite – Disable Shift Key During Startup

Information

SKS or The Shift Key Suite 1.0.6 is an extension for your Macintosh to stop users from being able to hold down the shift key during startup to disable the extensions.

“Holding down the Shift key while booting your Macintosh prevents all extensions to load – an important feature when you have start-up crashes from incompatible extensions.”

Many Macintosh computers have simple security programs setup that are supposed to keep users out, if you do not see options in the preferences to disable the shift key during startup the user may be …

Ettercap – Sniffer Interceptor Logger

Ettercap is a multipurpose sniffer/interceptor/logger for switched LAN. This program is fully unix based and was just ported to Mac OS X after a user requested it. If you are looking for your favorite unix based application to run on Mac OS X just give the programmers remote root so they don’t have to buy expensive hardware and they can do all the work from your box. 0.6.0 adds more support for Mac OS X!

Tools like this come in handy when programming, when you believe their is foul play happening, …

Mac OS X Firewalk – Firewall Configuration Utility

What is Firewalk?

Firewalk is a Mac OS X configuration utility for the built in firewall. While you are running Mac OS X you should be aware that you are running on a BSD/Mach kernal. The built in firewall that Mac OS X offers is rather dirty, some like to get into the unix part of the operating system others still prefer the nice Macintosh GUI. This application makes it possible for you to configure the firewall properly with the graphical user interface that Macintosh users are used to.

Firewalk X 2 …

StaticUsers.net – Agax Virus Protection

Information

Agax is an extensible free Mac anti-virus program. It offers both standard virus-scanning facilities and more advanced background protection – so you don’t get infected in the first place. Click on one of the links below to download Agax.

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Excellent free program. Protects against SevenDust, Autostart, and CODE9811. So this isn’t a full blown virus protection program yet; they are definitely adding the most current virus definitions!

Download Version

You can download Agax 1.3 from:
SecureMac – 1.3 version

Or try Downloading From:
Agax’s Website

Features

This is a snippet from the manual:

Agax is an anti-virus application. It …

Secure FTP Wrapper for Mac OS X – FTP Security

What is Secure FTP Wrapper

Secure FTP Wrapper is a Java based program designed to easily make your existing FTP server compatible with Glub Tech’s Secure FTP client. In this release the wrapper allows for a Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL, connection to be made to your FTP server.

This Wrapper is supported by Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux running the Java 2 runtime environment

Instead of using the standard FTP Protocal transfering data in plain text you are using a enhanced version which offers encryption. If someone is watching (sniffing) your …

StaticUsers.net – Password Key

Information

Password Key was designed to provide a limited amount of security to your Macintosh system with emphasis on “security without modification” in its processes. Even though it offers a fairly high level of security to the average “looker”, it does not in any way, affect either the hardware configuration, system software, or any of your files.

When used properly, Password Key should provide you with at least the knowledge of “illegal attempts” to enter your system, and at best, with a system that is left alone with its integrity kept complete.

Password …

Stealth Signal Service for Mac OS the undetectable software-based transmitter

Computer equipment is stolen every second around the world. What makes you believe your computer is any bit safer than the next guys. The concept of Stealth Signal is simple. When you use the Stealth Signal service your computer is being kept tabs on, so the next time someone steals your laptop of desktop computer they will help you locate it, read how…

How Stealth Signal Operates:

A small undetectable program (Stealth Signal Transmitter) is installed in your computer. This program silently tries to send a signal to our Monitoring Network at …