Description: (version 1.0) - mess with those nifty routers, and learn a few lessons about the Internet itself. Worth reading even if you're not interested in routers (although breaking into one could be VEEERY interesting). Everything that this guide explains can be done even from Windows.
Description: (version 1.1) - an easy guide to using John the Ripper to crack Unix password files. It also explains how password files work, and what are shadowed password files.
Title: Poor Security on Default Win2k Server Installation
Description: A vulnerability exists in Microsoft's default security settings for ODBC data sources. Under certain circumstances, this vulnerability could contribute to unauthorized users gaining access to one or more databases. For those of us that operate shared web hosting servers, this problem is of particular importance.