Hello, welcome to the Tuesday, July 19, 2012 edition of the Sands and its Storms Centers.

Stormcast, my name is Johannes.

Ulrich, and today I'm recording from Jacksonville, Florida.

DDA, of course, legendary for his various Python tools, including PDF tools that help you analyze malicious or sometimes

non-malicious documents. And what's better than free software and also create support? DDA

in response to a student question actually at a class that Xavier recently taught has a quick post

up about how to add your own keywords to DDA's PDF tools.

The PDF tools will summarize various keywords and, well, if you do want to add your own, nothing easier than editing a little PDFid.

I andI file and adding whatever keyword you are looking for.

More about this with plenty of screenshots in Dediere's latest diary.

I'm talking about great free software, Tor released Tor browser 11.5, and one of the new features here is an automatic connection button.

The problem has been that if the Tor network is blocked, then, well, you need to set up a bridge

or something like this to get around that block. If your location does not allow Tor, well,

this new system automates this process. So also a less technical user will be able to use Tor.

Configuration is also made easier via the use of QR codes

and HTTP is now the standard mode.

So if you're just entering a host name without any protocol,

it will default to HTTP, which is also becoming common in standard browsers.

And you go to old advice that you shouldn't run random software that you got from hacker

forums and the like also applies to password recovery software for ICS devices.

Tregos has an interesting blog post written by Sam Hansen

that documents a case where a password-cracking software was used to not actually

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