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Silica - CANVAS On Debian On The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet

IMMUNITY Silica is a stunning new product whose tagline is “Redefining Penetration Testing.” Sporting an easy-to-use interface (as shown on its product page), this device allows you to scan wireless networks, perform vulnerability scans of computers on those networks, exploit some of those vulnerabilities at the touch of a button, find and store “interesting” and possibly confidential files, and much, much more, using a simplified and smaller version of IMMUNITY Inc.’s CANVAS product.

Silica was first shown running on Debian Linux on the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet, which is just larger than a mouse (and can do far more than it ;)).

While this device may be purchased by nefarious users to carry out illegal activities, IMMUNITY Inc. is doing its best to sell Silica to penetration testers and security professionals who will use this device responsibly.

Handheld 802.11 penetration testing by hitting a few buttons and letting the device perform an automated process while resting inside your pocket? It sounds very cool indeed. Ryan Naraine has published a more in-depth review of it on his ZDNet blog.