Wireless network hacking tool

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 01:59:45PM -0500, Fairlight wrote:
> Is it just me, or did Jay Ashworth say:
> > On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 12:26:45PM -0500, Richard Kreiss wrote:
> > > Got this article from Zdnet tech update
> > > 
> > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=19&tag=nl.e622
> > > 
> > > This one very interesting device.
> > 
> > As Mark is busy pointing out as I type (:-), there's next to nothing on
> > there you couldn't do yourself for the $800 or so price of the Nokia.
> 
> Hell, I got my Compaq V-3015NR notebook for $800, new, and could do the
> same thing with slightly different software, and -still- play World of
> Warcraft when I'm done.  That is a total waste of cash getting a PDA just
> for this purpose.

It depends on what you're trying to accomplish.  The Compaq won't fit
in your suitcoat pocket.

> Did you see the pricetag of $3600?  Where'd you get $800?

$800 is what the Nokia 77 goes for; Linux and Metasploit are free.

> And this made me laugh:
> 
> "   
>    She said Immunity is taking orders for the $3,600 device, mostly from
>    law enforcement agencies looking to do covert hacking on sensitive
>    networks.
> 
>    Aitel said Immunity is careful to do due diligence when selling its
>    products, which can fall into the wrong hands and end up being used
>    for illegal purposes. "We don't sell to anonymous users. We make a
>    fair effort to vet buyers and know where the money is coming from and
>    who we're shipping to," she explained.
> "
> 
> The ironic thing is that law "enforcement" will likely be hacking domestic
> sites illegally, looking for terrorists where there are none, if the NSA
> wiretap fiasco of the Bush administration is anything to go by WRT ethics.
> I've heard of crackers with more ethics, sadly enough.

Yep.

> Exercising due diligence would be -not- selling it to law enforcement,
> IMHO.  That section made me laugh in derision.

Good point.  

Cheers,
-- jra
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