Hello Geeks,


The Power Pwn may look like an ordinary power strip, maybe with an included
surge protector, but it's far from it. Network administrators and IT staff
in general need to be wary of this one: it can do much more than meets the
eye.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Cyber Fast Track
program helped funded the development of the Power Pwn. Pwnie Express,
which developed the $1,295 gizmo, says it's "a fully-integrated
enterprise-class penetration testing platform." That's great, but the
company also notes its "ingenious form-factor" (again, look at the above
picture) and "highly-integrated/modular hardware design," which to me
translates to: it's the perfect tool for hacking a corporate network.

The Power Pwn can launch remotely-activated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Ethernet
attacks to identify network weaknesses. You can send commands via a
convenient Web interface, accessible through the unit's built-in 3G radio,
or directly to the device via text message. In fact, if you're feeling
really lazy, you can use Apple's Siri voice-recognition software to send it
instructions.


Source article
<http://news.hitb.org/content/power-pwn-darpa-funded-power-strip-can-hack-your-network>
-- 
Rakesh Nagekar

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