Entries by Kellep Charles

Openvas 9 on Ubuntu Setup

Sysadmin Ramblings Basic Installation  Install Ubuntu 16.04LTS Make sure you update your newly installed system with the latest patches – security updates. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get dist-upgrade Openvas9 is available as a package for Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 16.04. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mrazavi/openvas sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install openvas9 Follow the prompts and […]

How to Reset or Create a Password for OpenVas

The password to access OpenVas vulnerability scanner with username ‘admin’ is created during the initial setup.  At times you forget the password or want to reset it.  This can be accomplished by resetting the password using the following command: To change admin password: sudo openvasmd — –user=admin — –new-password=letmein Then logon using admin for the username […]

Did Cambridge Analytica access your Facebook information? How to check and protect yourself

Starting this past Monday, Facebook started to inform users if their data may have been shared with Cambridge Analytica. The social media company is informing affected users at the top of “News Feeds.” The alert, titled “Protecting Your Information,” will be visible to users whose information was accessed by a third-party website and potentially shared […]

Under Armour MyFitnessPal hack affects 150 million user accounts

The accounts of about 150 million users of nutrition-tracking app MyFitnessPal were breached last month, Under Armour (UAA) said Thursday, adding its name to the list of corporations targeted by hackers. Hackers gained access to personal data included user names, emails and encrypted passwords, the sportswear apparel maker said in a news release. The affected […]

p-smash DoS (ICMP 9 flood)

p-smash DoS (ICMP 9 flood) Vulnerability Severity p-smash DoS (ICMP 9 flood) 7.8 (High) Summary – It was possible to crash the remote machine by flooding it with ICMP type 9 packets. Vulnerability Detection Result – Vulnerability was detected according to the Vulnerability Detection Method. Impact – A cracker may use this attack to make […]