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Top 40 Hacking Blogs
These days, you often realize that relying on yourself is simply something that you just can’t afford anymore. This is true, even when it comes to the area of information (or sometimes, misinformation). In that case, in a world where almost everything is posted online, it’s good to have a go-to source, especially when it comes to knowing which ones are the best sources around.
If your concern happens to be about learning ‘how to hack’ or anything remotely to that, you can now also look to tech blogs for that. This list gives you the lowdown on the best hacking blogs that you can possibly find, as well as their respective ratings in terms of three main categories: Originality, Design, and Social Media.
ehacking.net
EHacking has it all – from things as seemingly minor as learning to hack iTunes to things as major as discussions regarding ethical hacking (yes, there is such a thing). EHacking also discusses ways by which you can more surely secure your system from hackers. Apart from that, you can also read up on the latest news about hacking – if a particular payment system has been hacked, by whom, and many other news.
darknet.org.uk
“Don’t learn to hack; hack to learn.” Such is the motto of Darknet, a blog that basically brings together a group of like-minded individuals who share one passion – information technology. In sharing this passion, they also share ways on how to do password cracking, cracking in general, as well as cryptography and other programming techniques that are, well, darker than the average.
extremehacking.org
Extreme Hacking is a blog that’s devoted to news and updates about hacking. Not only that, it also features a lot of suggestions on how to do ethical hacking. If you’re worried that your website might not be as protected as it should be, then it’s best to get the services of an ethical hacker. Good thing Extreme Hacking also offers ethical hacking tutorials, which is yet another bonus of this blog.
tisiphone.net
Tisiphone is a blog that invests a lot in instilling a sense of urgency and interest in its topics. The way that the articles are written is in a way that does not alienate those who don’t specifically come from the field of Information Technology. The topics are simplified, phrased into questions which you might find relevant to you. Issues such as your own security, protection against malware, and many others may be found on this blog, making it very useful, indeed.
hakin9.org
There’s a certain security that the virtual world seems to be offering everyone – the security that’s granted by passwords, passkeys, and other codes that ensure your own protection. And yet, at the same time, there is a kind of insecurity in it, too. This tension between security and insecurity in terms of Information Technology is exactly the niche of the Hackin9 blog, making it a very interesting (and perhaps life-changing) read.
effecthacking.com
Thinking about securing your network more effectively? Worried about the safety of your passwords? Or maybe you’re dying to find out about the latest news about systems that have just gotten hacked (as well as the secrets behind the hacking)? All that excitement is exactly what you’ll be getting with the Effect Hacking Blog.
knowbe4.com
KnowBe4 is a blog that helps you to do exactly that – to know before you click, know before you join, know before you get victimized by unethical hacking, ultimately. There are a lot of ways by which you can educate yourself about this, and the blog itself actually makes a lot of suggestions by which you can do so. All in all, it’s a blog that’s dedicated to security awareness.
isc2.org
This blog is mainly all about increasing and heightening every user’s sense of security and safety, especially with the emergence of this virtual world. With website asking for passwords and important personal information from every possible direction, it’s also necessary that you know your rights and responsibilities as a user. Let the (ISC)² Blog help you out along these lines.
hackingtutorials.org
The Hacking Tutorials Blog is an easy case of what you see is what you get. If its title says Hacking Tutorials, then that’s exactly what you must prepare yourself for. From courses on ethical hacking to learning how to hack routers to tutorials on how to do offensive security – Hacking Tutorials has it all.
itechhacks.com
Here is a blog that will keep you full to the brim with endless tips and tricks just to maximize your use of your gadget and your software. The iTech Hacks blog teaches you, among other things, how to keep yourself protected and secured against those who would do what they can just to get a hold of your password. If that scares you, then best to read up on this blog and learn more.
thehackerblog.com
If you’re a curious egg and would like to know the secrets behind the many hacking incidents that have happened to several countries and their respective departments, The Hacker Blog is the blog you should read. Here, in this blog, the secrets are uncovered, and all you have to do is to pay attention. Truly, it’s a hacker’s haven, and it’s one that doesn’t mince with the details at all.
detectify.com
In a world that now runs on data and information, it’s necessary that you know where your data is going, as well as how your information is being used. If you’re not careful, whatever you give and supply might actually be used against you. To keep this from happening, let Detectify help you out. This blog tells you all about the secrets of hacking as well as how to make sure that it never happens to you.
gbhackers.com
Do you own a company and would like to employ an online service but you’re worried about online security? Or maybe you’d like to learn more about what makes your system vulnerable and you’d like to test its limits as best as you can? The answer and the solution to your problem is in GBHAckers. This blog gives you protection tips as well as security pointers, all of which enable you to secure your system better.
pentestlab.blog
If you’re a person who values certainty and would like to ensure that there’s no room for doubt in terms of your network and cyber security, then you’d better read up on the Penetration Testing Lab blog. In this blog, you’ll find security tips and techniques that will surely help you in protecting your system – complete with the necessary steps and screenshots.
freedomhacker.net
If keeping yourself updated is your thing, especially when it comes to news about hacking as well as the newest techniques and systems in relation to hacking, then Freedom Hacker is the perfect blog just for you. On this blog you’ll find a number of lists and recommended sites from which you can get a lot of ideas about hacking, the ethical way of course.
synack.com
The Synack Blog teaches you all about hacker-powered security. Therein lies the secret to a security system whose level is unmatched others – if you want a system with excellent security, then you must have it powered and backed by the very people who have the capacity to override it. That way, you’re getting that assurance – you’ll have less chances of getting hacked because a hacker himself has made sure of that.
cygilant.com
The Cygilant Blog prides itself on providing security as a service. Where other blogs will probably offer information and tips, Cygilant aims to give you a reason to get to know your computer system better, in such a way that you will also be able to secure it (and yourself, in the process), where security means a system that’s well thought-out and organized.
koddos.net
The KoDDoS Blog is basically a blog that gives you your daily dose of hacking news, told from all the possible angles. You may have articles that tell you about retail robots that can perform the hacking for you, or perhaps about the latest trojan attacks, and many other possible topics. This blog emphasizes the importance of keeping yourself updated, otherwise you’ll definitely be left behind, leaving yourself less secure than before.
menlosecurity.com
Menlo Security is probably one of those blogs out there that have an excellent appearance, which includes the fact that it has an exceedingly user-friendly interface. Not only will you be better informed about hacking in reading the blog, you’ll also be entertained by the aesthetics of its presentation. Truly a blog to be bookmarked for future use.
cqureacademy.com
Would you like to learn more about hacking, but you always find yourself alienated by all the Information Technology jargon that a beginner like you can’t seem to understand? Not to worry, because with the CQURE Academy Blog, you get a blog that deals with these matters, but in a language and tone that’s friendly and relatable to beginners.
drhack.net
Hackology as a blog is exactly the way it sounds – the blog makes your failures in security a lot like medical conditions or illnesses, and the Hackology blog is supposed to analyze it and provide you with a diagnosis. The diagnosis is basically the blog’s suggestion on how you can solve the problem with your own counter-hacking methods. The blog is not just informative; its presentation is also highly entertaining.
defensestorm.com
The Defense Storm Blog has one and only one priority: how to ensure your utmost security. It is this priority which the blog emphasizes in all the articles that are posted on it. All the articles are written in such a way that they are framed as solutions to your existing problems related to your online security. In a world that teaches you to take your privacy seriously, there’s no doubt that you really need a blog like this.
purehacking.com
There are perhaps very few blog titles that will perfectly capture what the blog is about. Pure Hacking is among one of those very few blogs, because that’s exactly what the blog is about: pure hacking, and nothing else. Of course, the direction of learning how to blog is still geared towards ethical practices. This means penetration testing – hacking only to test the limits of your system’s security, as well as ways by which you can protect those limits.
sensecy.com
Here is a blog that gives you the lowdown on the latest hacking news and other updates about cyber threats. The very fact that you now live in a world that constantly asks you for private information via online platforms makes the Cyber Threat Insider blog very important. The updates posted on this blog come from all over the world, which means they’ve got you covered, literally.
creedsec.net
Do you consider yourself a beginner in hacking, but you’d like to move along in your improvement? Have CreedSec help you to achieve that goal of developing your hacking skills, in an ethical way, of course. CreedSec presents its tips and suggestions in a way that’s user-friendly; there’s always a step-by-step process, which beginners can’t seem to get enough of.
hackread.com
A website based in Italy which features the latest hacking news and trends in the tech world. The articles featured keep readers well informed and up to date. When the world was trembled by the existence of viruses such as malware, this site created a special category dedicated to such. This has been followed by thousands and continues to spread information about social media platforms and technology trends.
netragard.com
“We protect you from people like us,” so goes the slogan of the Netragard Blog. As a penetration testing blog, it is basically a blog that’s devoted to nothing else but ethical hacking. Because it’s ethical hacking, it’s basically a way of hacking that allows you to see and test the limits as well as vulnerabilities of your system. In identifying these weaknesses, you can better guard yourself against the possible threats to your security. Let Netragard tell you how.
def.camp
Although a blog originally meant for an IT conference, the content of the DefCamp’8 Blog is still as helpful as ever. With articles ranging from interviews with IT experts to regulations regarding hacking, the relevance is truly something which a potential hacker can’t deny. Check out the DefCamp’8 Blog so that you can experience it for yourself.
massivealliance.com
You can’t deny it – cyber security is truly a huge issue and concern these days. One moment, you’re just having fun with your online shopping and your expectations for the door-to-door delivery, and then the next moment, you realize your bank account and information has been hacked, thereby causing you to lose your money. If you’d like to know how to avoid such problems, then go right ahead and read the Massive Blog.
manishbhardwajblog.wordpress.com
The author of this blog, whose name is also the blog title, Manish Bhardwaj, is basically a well-meaning IT expert who simply wants to share what he knows. While some companies would rather sell their information for a very dear price, Bhardwaj simply makes hacking information and tips readily accessible through this simple blog, which the author says is ‘purely for educational purposes only’.
thesolutionfirm.com
In this blog, you’re bound to discover and learn more about ethical hacking. You’ll also see just how useful and beneficial it is for individuals and companies alike to get into ethical hacking. The blog tells you that not only will you be protecting your online network, but you’re also making sure that even the threats you can expect to encounter are just manageable ones.
basicsofhacking.com
If being new to information technology never fails to intimidate you and to make you feel that you’re not up to it, then let this blog prove otherwise. Basics of Ethical Hacking allows you to see that, with the right intentions, you can definitely make it happen for yourself and for others, thereby securing any online network more surely.
hackshade.com
Hackshade is one of those blogs that successfully hit two birds with one stone: on one hand, you get to become a better and more updated ethical hacker with all the blog’s helpful content; on the other hand, you are also never going to get bored with the blog’s attractive design and user-friendly layout. Try it out for yourself.
ethicalhackersclub.com
The Ethical Hackers Club blog is everything you hope it will be, and even more. It offers trainings for ethical hacking, with the due certifications to accompany these trainings. Apart from that, the blog also gives you the latest news about hacking around the globe. As a welcome bonus, you can also get some security tips from the same blog.
hackarma.com
Interesting and catchy enough because of such creativity in formulating the word play in the blog title, Hackarma tells you all about the cause and effect of high-profile hacking attacks. What this basically means is that the blog will help you understand how and why hacking happens on a large-scale basis, as well as its likely consequences, its effects and impact on the global sphere.
top-hackingnews.blogspot.com
This blog is as transparent as transparent can get. With the name ‘Top Hacking News’, that’s precisely what the blog gives you. This way, you can assure yourself, by reading the blog, that you’re keeping yourself on your toes in terms of hacking news and current cyber security issues. In this day age, being up-to-date is truly a priority.
hackersonlineclub.com
Do you want to gear yourself up for the latest cyber news? Or maybe you just want to know what tools you ought to use to ensure maximum protection for your network? Or perhaps you’d like to get into ethical hacking so that you can test the limits of your own system’s security? For all those needs and more, check out Hackers Online Club.
toolswatch.org
It’s not everyday that a very serious sounding blog title goes hand in hand with such a cute icon as part of the blog logo. That’s probably the first thing you’ll notice about ToolsWatch. But if you look a little deeper, you’ll eventually see that there’s definitely more to ToolsWatch than meets the eye. The principle behind the blog is to present certain tools that help to secure your system against threats which will only destroy it. Thus, Toolswatch lives up to its name.
offensivesec.blogspot.com
Though the title certainly sounds too strong, the Offensive Sec 3.0 blog does not seek to offend, at all. If anything, it seeks only to ensure your protection as well as that of your network or your system, from whatever cyber threat there might lurking in every corner. In the end, you will learn that to be beat a hacker means to be one yourself, and Offensive Sec 3.0 will definitely help you in this.
terrycutler.com
Terry Cutler, the author of Terry Cutler’s blog, is a self-proclaimed ethical hacker. And he actually has the certificates and recognitions to prove it. His blog, then, is dedicated to teaching others the principles behind ethical hacking, and why it’s a major need in today’s information and technology-driven society. The blog is also used to feature Terry’s achievements as an ethical hacker, to prove that he has your best interests at heart.
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ASUS Z87 Maximus VI Hero Motherboard Review
Date: September 23, 2013
Product Name: Maximus VI Hero
Part Number: MAXIMUS VI HERO
Warranty: 3 Years
As the newest board in ASUS’ ever-expanding ROG lineup, the Maximus VI Hero is built to redefine value in the ROG series. This may seem like an innocuous enough goal but before this point, Republic of Gamers products were normally associated with high prices and with good reason. ASUS basically throws everything they have into these boards in an effort to make them the best around even if that means throwing cost into the wind.
Looking at the Hero from a high level standpoint, its target demographic is enthusiasts who want the ROG design ethos alongside performance and air cooled overclocking superiority without breaking the bank. Priced at close to $200 cheaper than the flagship enthusiast ROG board, the Maximus VI Extreme, the Hero is intended to bring ROG innovation that gamers crave without some of the extreme overclocking features which they may never use.
The Hero is packed full of features that we typically look for to maximize our gaming experience. The SupremeFX 8-Channel HD audio brings an amazing audio experience and Sonic Radar is an audio positioning engine which helps to locate opponents in games from sounds like gunshots or footsteps.
One more gaming-related feature the Hero brings is Gamefirst II. This helps the online gaming experience by ensuring pings and latency are kept low through constant packet inspection and management.
A few other features that don’t only effect the gaming experience, but the overall PC standpoint are ASUS' excellent CPU Level Up, 4-Way Optimization, USB Charger+, USB 3.0 Boost, AISuite III, and the Extreme Engine DIGI+ III VRM. Additionally, as with many other ASUS Z87 boards, the Hero has Fan Xpert II which brings a new level of control and optimization for system fans and even the UEFI BIOS has over 15 new features over previous gen boards.
We also can’t forget to mention the functionality brought to the table by Intel's new Lynx Point Z87 chipset . Items like six native USB 3.0 ports, six native SATA 6G ports, full support for PCI-E 3.0 including 16 PCI-E lanes, Rapid Start Technology, Smart Connect, and new instruction sets have all been carried forward en masse onto the Maximus VI Hero.
The Maximus VI Hero comes with the ASUS standard 3 year parts and labour warranty and is available now at most retailers. More importantly, at just $220 it is hundreds less than competing products from Gigabyte, MSI, ASRock and others. Does that mean ASUS has cut too much or are we really about to see a renaissance in overclocker-friendly yet abundantly affordable motherboards? We're about to find out.
ASUS Maximus VI Hero Specifications and Features :
Before jumping right into photos and testing, let’s take a look at the specifications and features for the Maximus VI Hero:
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Intel i7-4960X Ivy Bridge-E Review
Author: Saravanan & Karthi
Date: September 23, 2013
Product Name: i7-4960X
In the world of high end processors, Intel’s Extreme editions have always been at the enthusiast market’s forefront. From Gulftown to Sandy Bridge E, the last few generations have gradually moved the yardsticks forward with better performance and increased instructions per clock. Now, Intel’s Ivy Bridge Extreme is looking to pick up the mantle from its predecessors by introducing Intel’s flagship CPUs to a 22nm 3D Tri gate manufacturing process.
While the mainstream product segment has moved on to the Haswell microarchitecture alongside Z87 motherboards, the extreme family has been lagging behind in some respects. The outgoing SB-E processors have been around for nearly two years now which may not seem like a long time but that’s an eternity in the world of processor lifespans.
Some have blamed this stately progression on the near-complete lack of viable competition from AMD while those with a mind towards conspiracy theories tend to point a finger at Intel purposely holding back technologies from the high end in order to milk their current offerings for all they’re worth. The actual reasoning behind this out-of-sync approach likely isn’t quite so dramatic.
Like its predecessor, the Ivy Bridge Extreme processors are based on Intel’s Xeon E-series server / workstation CPUs, though in this case the IVB-EP architecture is being used. As we have seen in every processor generation, the extreme and EP series progression marches to the beat of a different drummer while still maintaining Intel’s valued Tick / Tock strategy. So, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that these new processors are being released after Haswell made its debut not that long ago.
Since Ivy Bridge is essentially a 22nm die-shrink of Sandy Bridge, there really aren’t many base architectural differences. The memory controller is integrated onto the die, as it has been for the last few generations while the Queue, Uncore and primary I/O functions haven’t experienced any major changes in the move away from Sandy Bridge. The memory controller has been slightly revised with official support for DDR3-1866 memory but for enthusiasts that isn’t much of a change since Sandy Bridge-E CPUs had no problem reaching that frequency anyways. In addition, all processors now have native support for PCI-E 3.0.
The move to 22nm Tri-Gate 3D transistor technology is a particularly important one for these large 265mm² CPU dies. It essentially stacks transistors across the die’s z-axis in order to save room and increase processing efficiency which has significant effect upon power consumption and heat output. In most instances, these new processors will consume less power, allowing system builders some additional PSU overhead.
Since the Tri-Gate 3D technology essentially stacks the processor’s hottest-running elements across a more concentrated area, Ivy Bridge processors typically run hotter than their predecessor but Intel has revised their IHS design in an effort to alleviate this issue.
While the standard desktop Ivy Bridge variants retained four physical cores and up to eight threads, the Extreme die ups the ante with six cores and 15MB of L3 cache that‘s shared between the processor cores and other architectural functions. Unfortunately, for the time being, we won’t see any eight, ten or twelve core desktop CPUs (with up to 24 threads) as those have been reserved for the Ivy Bridge EP lineup.
Much like the move between the mainstream desktop versions of Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge, these new Ivy Bridge Exreme processors represent a simple incremental performance increase over Sandy Bridge-E. The focus for IVB-E has been put squarely upon moderate IPC boosts and some serious on-die efficiency improvements. Sadly, this means the actual performance difference between it and comparable processors from the SB-E era will be minimal in most instances.
Headlining Intel’s new product stack is the i7-4960X, a 6-core, 12-thread fully unlocked processor that has nearly the same specifications as the outgoing i7-3970X and one-ups the older i7-3960X by a significant margin. There is a small 100MHz Base Clock increase and a lower TDP but everything else remains the same, even the stratospheric $999 price point.
Moving slightly further down the lineup we have the i7-4930K and i7-4820K which replace the i7-3930K and i7-3820 respectively. Both of these look like worthy replacements for their forefathers for a number of different reasons. The i7-4930K still features twelve threads and a TDP of 130W but makes due with slightly less L3 cache than its $450 more expensive sibling while operating at frequencies that equal the i7-3960X. That represents an impressive speed boost over the 3930K. TDP remains at 130W but with less L3 cache, expect power needs to be further reduced.
In our opinion, the most interesting processor in this lineup is the i7-4820K due to the limitations of the processor it replaces. While the i7-3820 had its multiplier capped at 45X, this new CPU has a max multi of 63X so hitting ultra high frequencies won’t require changes to the Base Clock or gear ratio (two items which could hold back overclocks in some instances). The 4820K also features the highest Base Clock of any IVB-E processor and represents a very good competitor to the slightly more expensive Haswell i7-4770K. This could quickly become the darling of Intel’s Ivy Bridge Extreme lineup.
So with all of this information being thrown into a melting pot, what does IVB-E offer over SB-E on the performance front? Not all that much but enough to keep it relevant in today’s marketplace. Games and general tasks won’t be accomplished with noticeably more speed but Ivy Bridge’s IPC improvements will translate into improved speed within processing-intensive environments.
In many ways, these new processors aren’t meant as an upgrade path for Sandy Bridge-E users even though they are a simple drop-in upgrade for X79 motherboards (a BIOS update may be necessary though). The addition of official PCI-E 3.0 support and more overclocking features on lower-end SKUs will certainly be tempting but it is Gulftown, Bloomfield and AMD Thuban users who should really be paying attention here. For them, the performance increases and expanded feature set will likely be worthwhile.
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