Welcome to Unorthodox Hacking

Our goal is to expose the mysteries behind hacking through demonstrational video tutorials, while taking it one step further and concluding each episode with ways to mitigate the hacks demonstrated. We will dive into the traditional and not so traditional hacks one may encounter, since it is easy to defend against the more well know hacks published in just about every book, but much more difficult to even detect a persistent attacker who wishes to remain under the radar.

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March 17, 2007

Still here, just busy

March 17th, 2007

I have been crazy busy, so the podcasts have lagged a bit. I promise to get another one out within the next couple of weeks.

October 23, 2006

Episode #7: Hidden Windows Passwords is now released

October 23rd, 2006

It has been a while since the last episode release, but sometimes life simply gets in the way. But I finally got around to releasing Episode #7: Hidden Windows Passwords. This is a short episode with a fast pace intended to expose a few of the areas where Windows hides stored authentication credentials. Be very cautious the next time you use a public kiosk…..

Download it at http://www.unorthodoxhacking.com/podcasts/UnorthodoxHacking-EP7.m4v

August 12, 2006

Episode #6: Tinted Windows is now released

August 12th, 2006

Episode #6: Tinted Windows has been released. In this episode, we will explore a few of the areas in Windows that most Sysadmins don’t even know exist. See how to become Local System through the Task Scheduler and abuse long filenames. 

Download it at http://www.unorthodoxhacking.com/podcasts/UnorthodoxHacking-EP6.m4v

July 17, 2006

Episode #5: PHP and VHOSTS is now released

July 17th, 2006

Sorry for the long wait, but I finally got an episode out after numerous false starts. In this episode, we will demonstrate the power of PHP on a VHOST if PHP is not correctly secured by your web hosting provider.

Download it at http://www.unorthodoxhacking.com/podcasts/UnorthodoxHacking-EP5.m4v

July 8, 2006

Episode #5: PHP & VHOSTS Coming Soon

July 8th, 2006

Between vacation and being sick, EP5: PHP & VHOSTS is a little delayed. I hope to have it out in about a week. In this episode, I will demonstrate a quick PHP script which may allow you to crawl through the operating system on your hosting provider.

**Note: If you were following the episode release schedule, this was going to be about Hacker Resources, but time has eluded me, so I had to postpone that topic and instead slide this PHP hack in.

June 27, 2006

Episode #4 - Hacking MSSQL Now Released

June 27th, 2006

Keeping with the database hacking theme, Episode #4: MSSQL is now released. See how easy it is to obtain a shell in a Microsoft SQL database.

June 21, 2006

Episode #4 is coming soon!

June 21st, 2006

Keeping with the database hacking theme, Episode #4: MS-SQL will be released shortly. Stay tuned!

June 14, 2006

Episode #3 Is now released!

June 14th, 2006

Episode #3: Oracle is now released. This is a long one, but it is pretty exciting to see a shell popped from within Oracle or even perform a port scan from the DB itself.

Get the Database Hackers Handbook to supplement this podcast.

June 13, 2006

Episode #3: Oracle Hacking almost done!

June 13th, 2006

Episode #3: Oracle Hacking is almost done. This one is very cool. Look for it in the next couple of days.

June 2, 2006

Episode #2 is now out!

June 2nd, 2006

Episode #2: RealVNC Authentication Bypass is now released. Check it out!