Windows 8 – Secure Overwrite

By on May 23, 2012

In the ongoing battle of DOD 5220 and NIST SP800-88 and which secure overwrite procedure is the most suited to ensure no keyboard nor lab recovery of data stored on magnetic media; Microsoft has made further improvements to the Windows format utility to help make the choice that much easier. With Windows 7, Microsoft changed […]

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Is this exe file malicious?

By on May 21, 2012

A really quick way to determine whether or not an executable is malicious is the location from which it is executing. While further investigation is always necessary, you can usually give a quick cursory glance to the file and determine that there is something malicious about it just by where it resides. Windows, like Unix […]

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Basic best practices for Windows security

By on May 19, 2012

This blog post is intended for those whom are basic to moderately advanced (A+) users of Windows. I know some of you will sit here and say, “Windows!? How can you secure that!? Microsoft doesn’t know how to secure anything!” The reality of the situation is that since 2002, Microsoft has been at the forefront […]

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Minecraft

By on May 2, 2012

We now have a public minecraft server up! URL: minecraft.unallocatedspace.org Please do not grief or abuse the server, thanks!

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Network Upgrades!

By on April 9, 2012

Greetings all! If you haven’t been to the space in a while you may not have noticed the major upgrades going on at the space. We’ve been hard at work making some core upgrades to the network that will make us more capable of handling network pen testing, hosting files for talks, and hosting services […]

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The Hacker Carnival at Annapolis Junction

By on February 23, 2012

Tomorrow from 300PM until 800PM Raytheon will be putting on a recruiting event dubbed Hacker Carnival! It will feature a mini-CTF and other fun hackery types of events including lockpicking! Make sure you stop on by and test your skills.

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Code Hero goodness here at Unallocated Space

By on February 22, 2012

I ran across a great project on Kickstarter yesterday called Code Hero. From the page: Code Hero is a game that teaches you how to make games so you can learn to code while you play with a Code Gun that shoots Javascript in Unity 3D! Created by Alex Peake and his lads at Primer […]

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World IPv6 Launch Day and UAS’ IPv6 Transition

By on February 16, 2012

Hey everyone! In preparation for World IP Launch Day (http://www.worldipv6launch.org/), Unallocated Space has begun its migration of core network services to a dual stack infrastructure. What this means is that we will have simultaneous access to both the IPv4 and IPv6 internet. This transition will not just be about moving the network over. Our core […]

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3D Printing

By on November 29, 2011

  The space has acquired the parts necessary to start building a 3D printer. I am sure everyone would like to print the odd part every now and then. This project needs your help. Any amount can be donated, but if you donate $100 or more in parts or money towards the project; I will print the […]

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August Flex Your Rights Night

By on August 15, 2011

Tuesday, August 16th will be our monthly “Flex Your Rights Night.” The central purpose of Flex Your Rights Nights are to provoke discussion and focus on the legal issues surrounding individual civil rights and how to protect them as it relates to encounters with law enforcement, in the context of technology, in everyday society, or […]

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UAS T-Shirts Are In!!!

By on June 22, 2011

Come and get ’em while they last! We have a variety of colors and sizes but of course black is the most hackerish!

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Home Design for Hackers

By on May 11, 2011

Ever wanted to rearrange your room without all the heavy lifting?  Now you can! TexasDex will be giving an introduction to SweetHome3D this Friday, May 13th at 7PM. SweetHome 3D is a home layout software package with the nifty ability to view the designs in 3 dimensions and generate videos.  It’s not the only piece […]

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If You Are Seeing This Page Then You Have Been Social Engineered Punk!

By on April 15, 2011

For all my homies and padwans from ThotCon!!! Dossier and SE Worksheet

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Stellar loft construction progress!!!

By on April 8, 2011

I gotta give massive props to @cps_rants, @NickF4rr, @Crypt0s and the rest of the crew that was here last night getting the loft frame up! The fact that they got the stairs up, the basic frame assembled AND nobody was killed in the process is commendable! Some tasty pics: If you are in the area […]

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