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Episode 514 – Network Tap Analyzers, Streaming Music with Netcat and Wii Homebrew on System Menu 4.0

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HakShop open for beta testing….err…purchases

As you all know I’ve been struggling with a few e-commerce platforms. Eventually I settled on the Shopp plugin for WordPress. I really like how simple the system is. It’s just what I need (inventory management, weight rate shipping) and not what I don’t. Once I got past the first bug or two I really warmed up to it.

A big thanks to everyone who has offered their help setting this up and making recommendations. I still have zen-cart and oscommerce in the back of my mind if this doesn’t work out — but for now I’m giving this a go.

I’ve spent a few days getting intimately familiar with the code and hacking together the templates. I really like how well it integrates with the site. It’s not finished by any stretch of the imagination but I believe the core functionality is there.

I’m looking for feedback on the store. If you can offer any comments on usability, features, or otherwise please sound off in the comments. I’ll be continuing to add new stuff (user gallery, specifications, more products) as time goes on.

If all goes well over the next few days I’ll be sure to make a much better announcement for our grand opening. In the mean time, consider the HakShop open for beta testing.

www.hak5.org/hakshop (Please report any bug to darren@hak5.org)

–darren

Episode 512 – Break through the university firewall Internet Redirection, Hide data in photos with Steganography and answers to your Virtualization questions!

Want to bypass those nasty restrictions imposed by your corporate or university firewalls? Darren has just the trick with Internet Redirection. Ever wanted to hide secret data inside a photo? Shannon’s show us a neat steganography app. Plus Matt answers your virtualization questions!

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Steghide

How to use Steghide:

Go to this site: http://steghide.sourceforge.net/ and download a copy of Steghide. Extract the zip.

You want to hide a file. First thing you need is a file to hide it in. Choose a file – whether that be a music file, jpeg, word document… whatever – and save it inside the steghide folder, which was extracted from the zip folder. Also, save your file that you want to hide inside that same folder as well.

Open up your command prompt and open the steghide folder directory. Open the steghide.exe file. The last few rows of type will tell you how to embed and extract your hidden file.

Embedding:
Type into the command prompt: ‘steghide embed -cf file.jpg (this is your regular file) -ef hiddenfile.txt’ (this is the file you want to hide).
Choose a Passphrase and you’re done! You’ll notice the original photo or music file has changed it’s byte size now that you’ve embedded something inside it.

Extracting:
Type into the command prompt: ‘steghide extract -sf file.jpg’ and enter the passphrase. Now, you’ll see the extracted hidden file appear inside the same folder.

Your done! Simple, eh?