Category: Tech

Anything and everything I write that has something to do with tech. Maybe it’s a post about the time I blew up that server in 2003 because I didn’t know what bridged networking really meant. Sorry Roger!

Time to finally pen-test on my androids

I install custom recoveries very infrequently and I rarely remember all the commands necessary for it. The link here really helped remind me how simple it is. How to flash a custom recovery (like CWM or TWRP) on Android.

I’ve been in need of a junker device that I can use to test out sniffing and hijacking with. I now have two test devices.

  • 1 x Galaxy S4 with TWRP and CM 12. With Zanti.
  • 1 x HTC rezound with CWM and CM 10 (unofficial). Thanks recycling box at work.

The HTC rezound required that I go through a token generation process at HTCDEV.com (heed the SSL error. Non-trusted issuer). This isn’t something I’ve done before, but wasn’t that difficult. The only obnoxious part is having to give them an email address. Thanks 10minutemail.

 

Hooray for enough devices to do pen-testing. Now I can learn sweet stuff *AND* remain ethical all at the same time!

Dilbert Comic Strip on 2012-11-03 | Dilbert by Scott Adams

Boss: Studies show that it takes 10,000 hours of focused practice to become an expert at anything. According to your resume, you’ve only had enough database experience to be an incompetent menace. Interviewee: How many hours have you practiced doing interviews? Boss: I don’t like where this is headed.

The first time the idea of 10,000 hours to be an expert at something really affected me was during Peace Corps service. Due to the nature of Peace Corps it is commonly referred to as a 24-hour per day job. To reach 10,000 hours at this pace takes less than 16 months. During a Volunteer’s service, it is generally about this time that that projects and work really take off. Maybe it is just a coincidence.

Source: Dilbert Comic Strip on 2012-11-03 | Dilbert by Scott Adams