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Title: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: zeroflaw on March 12, 2010, 08:09:40 AM
Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone has a subscription to Hakin9 Magazine. I've downloaded a free pdf from their site and it looks good so far. I'm thinking about getting a subscription to the printed version, cause I'm not a fan of reading pdf's. Can anyone tell me if its worth the subscription money? It's 79.00 USD for 24 months. Doesn't seem that expensive to me. Any thoughts?


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: Vedder on March 12, 2010, 08:39:43 AM
I have a subscription. I think it's a little over priced, but it is a good read.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: ethicalhack3r on March 12, 2010, 09:13:00 AM
I'm a recent subscriber. My employer paid for my subscription so I'm not sure what price they paid.

You normal get a cd with some material on, the past 2 months they were wireless security I believe. The magazine content is mixed and varied. Some stuff more technical while other not so.

Overall I think it's worth having.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: j0rDy on March 13, 2010, 03:40:11 AM
i dont have a subscription but the issues i got to see were quite good. the articles are in depth and a lot of different subjects come to pass. i'm not sure if we have a corporate subscription, its worth a check before i subscribe myself...


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: rvs on March 13, 2010, 12:31:40 PM
Good to have. Just make sure you get the old versions in pdf. They give it for free. Delivery took awhile to get into my mailbox. Good to have and very informative.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: BigPrince on March 13, 2010, 12:58:27 PM
Good magazine.  Just make sure if you attempt to use any code from there that you understand it fully.  Either intentionally or unintentionally most scripts listed are wrong, bad variables, etc.  You'll have to go back through and fix.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: mambru on March 13, 2010, 04:19:02 PM
I've been a subscriber for 2 years, and I can widely recommend it, it's worth every penny. Though as BigPrince says, you'll find errors in the code and other typos, the level of of the articles compensate it.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: Bane on March 13, 2010, 11:51:10 PM
I subscribe. It is simply the best mas produced IT security magazine out there. It tells way more than the industry rags like Information Security and SC. You can actually learn from Hacki9 how exploits work, etc. Well worth the money IMO.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: j0rDy on March 14, 2010, 06:35:40 AM
Good to have. Just make sure you get the old versions in pdf. They give it for free. Delivery took awhile to get into my mailbox. Good to have and very informative.

so, if you subscribe you get access to the complete archive of issues in pdf format?


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: zeroflaw on March 14, 2010, 07:53:07 AM
Thanks guys, I know enough. I think I will subscribe to Hakin9 soon.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: UNIX on March 15, 2010, 10:05:54 AM
Good to have. Just make sure you get the old versions in pdf. They give it for free. Delivery took awhile to get into my mailbox. Good to have and very informative.

so, if you subscribe you get access to the complete archive of issues in pdf format?

No, at least not when subscribing to the German issues (which covers different articles as the English issues). I think the same applies for the English version.

You can get older versions from their website or within their newsletters.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: j0rDy on March 16, 2010, 04:49:40 AM
i searched the website and couldnt find anything about getting access to the complete archive. you do however have the possibility to buy a pack of issues from the complete archive. or you can buy single issues so if there is anything you would like to read there are plenty possibilities to do so...


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: UNIX on March 16, 2010, 05:03:57 AM
If you are only interested in particular articles you can always try to see if the author has a website with the article(s) available. Writing an e-mail to the author should work as well in most cases.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: hjazz on March 28, 2010, 01:44:35 PM
Hi all,

I'm interested in subscribing to Hakin9, but it's kinda hard to do that. Is there a subscription form I can fill out or an email I can contact?

Thanks!


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: j0rDy on March 29, 2010, 02:57:45 AM
hello hjazz and welcome to EH.net!

i guess a mail with some personal info and a question how to subscribe will be sufficient.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: UNIX on March 29, 2010, 04:10:49 AM
Hakin9 is currently going through some changes, so you might consider to wait some time before you subscribe.. ;)


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: jason on March 29, 2010, 08:39:27 AM
From my understanding, the paper edition will be going away and they will be moving to a free, online format.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: UNIX on March 29, 2010, 09:12:41 AM
Yes, that's correct.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: hjazz on April 02, 2010, 02:13:00 AM
Thanks for the replies!

I'll be looking forward to their online editions!


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: zeroflaw on April 02, 2010, 06:10:59 AM
Oh I guess it's a good thing that I didn't subscribe yet :P


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: j0rDy on April 06, 2010, 03:25:10 AM
i'm not sure yet if this is a good or a bad development. Will the quality of the articles stay the way they are if the issues become free? how about conference reviews? i think either way it will stay a good addition to the community!


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: UNIX on April 07, 2010, 09:58:09 AM
Quote from their newsletter:

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Hakin9 magazine is from now on a FREE, MONTHLY, ONLINE publication.

Due to a great interest in Hakin9 magazine coming from all over the world we
decided to go digital and make the magazine free.

All you need to do in order to get a new issues each month is subscribe to our newsletter.

Those of you who are on the list, just need to wait few more weeks!

The first issue will be released on April 30th.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: MicroJay on April 07, 2010, 03:09:04 PM
Cool.  Thanks for the update.  Looking forward to the articles.  Just downloaded some from the past that are very interesting!


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: Ketchup on April 07, 2010, 08:07:15 PM
That's definitely good news.  Thanks for the update.


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: j0rDy on April 08, 2010, 03:27:53 AM
great news for the hackers on a budget! I'm sure the quality will stay the same! i cant wait for the first issue!


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: UNIX on April 30, 2010, 11:01:59 AM
Quote
Download May issue of Hakin9 magazine today!

Inside:

    * Writing WIN32 shellcode with a C-compiler
    * Flash memory mobile forensic
    * Threat Modeling Basics
    * Pwning Embedded ADSL Routers
    * Firewalls for Beginners

Regulars:

    * ID Fraud Expert Says by Julian Evans: Identity Theft Protection Services – a new industry is born
    * Interview with:
      Victor Julien, lead coder for the Open Information Security Foundation
      Ferruh Mavituna, web application penetration tester and security tool developer

    *
      Tool reviews: NTFS Mechanic, Active@ Undelete Professional, KonBoot v1.1

[...]

More here (http://hakin9.org/magazine/1057-flash-memory-mobile-forensic).


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: Jhaddix on April 30, 2010, 12:28:35 PM
Ha! Check out the author for the Ferruh interview ;)


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: chrisj on April 30, 2010, 01:49:46 PM
Ha! Check out the author for the Ferruh interview ;)

Never heard of him. Is he supposed to be someone special?   ;D

Seriously though. Nice, looking forward to reading it. (Although I still have to read your column here first).


Title: Re: Hakin9 Magazine (any subscribers here?)
Post by: zeroflaw on May 02, 2010, 06:54:04 AM
Really liked the part about writing win 32 shellcode. Even the firewalls for beginners stuff was interesting.

Reading the rest of the issue now  8)