Firesheep Countermeasure Tool BlackSheep

Orome1 writes "Slashdot already covered Firesheep, the Firefox extension that makes it easier to steal logins and take over social media and email accounts after users log in from a WiFi hotspot or even their own unprotected network. Zscaler researchers have created, and are now offering to every consumer, a free Firefox plugin called BlackSheep, which serves as a counter-measure. BlackSheep combats Firesheep by monitoring traffic and then alerting users if Firesheep is being used on the network. BlackSheep does this by dropping 'fake' session ID information on the wire and then monitors traffic to see if it has been hijacked."

Comments

Since this thing attacks Firesheep

[Spy Handler]

shouldn't it be called Firefox?

Oh wait...

Re:Since this thing attacks Firesheep

[M. Baranczak]

Airwolf.

Re:Since this thing attacks Firesheep

[Anonymous Coward]

LibreSheep!!

Re:or just use proper security

[mounthood]

Because you know, being alerted that your information just got stolen is much better than using proper security in the first place.... or not.

But if we did have an Add-on which "alerted that your information just got stolen" we could call it "Wake Up Sheeple!"

Master Yoda says:

[TheWarp]

Begun, the sheep wars have.

Should Provide For Fun Trips To Starbucks

[mastershake82]

Not because I care enough to use it to try to protect the 'sheep'. But I know that somebody will.

I can't wait to be at Starbucks when a socially awkward 17 year old stands up triumphantly to save the day by alerting everyone that there is a 'Firesheeper' in the building hijacking their cookies!

Re:Should Provide For Fun Trips To Starbucks

[halcyon1234]

The first amendment doesn't give you the right to shout "Firesheep" in a crowded Starbucks.

Don't worry...

[Syberz]

No need to worry folks, the FireSheep guys will come up with SheepDog which will make sure that BlackSheep stays the hell put dagnabbit and you'll be able to spy on your friends again in no time.