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Old 07-24-2012, 07:40 PM   #1
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LXer: Power Strip's a Penetration Testing Tool in Disguise


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Once the Power Pwn is deployed, if it engages network access control and runs in stealth mode, it is essentially undetectable, "but we would hope that people would be able to walk around, look around, and question things in the environment," said M. Anthony Hughes, customer development manager at Pwnie Express. That difficulty of detection has raised fears about its being a useful tool for hackers.

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