LowEndTalk member @Chuck alerted the community to a terrific deal: you can get a full access lifetime membership for Shodan.io for only $5 – that’s 90% off the list price!

However the deal expires at midnight GMT, so as of this writing you’ve got about 8 hours to get in on it.

If you don’t know what Shodan is, I’ll let them explain it:

Shodan is a search engine for Internet-connected devices. Web search engines, such as Google and Bing, are great for finding websites. But what if you’re interested in measuring which countries are becoming more connected? Or if you want to know which version of Microsoft IIS is the most popular? Or you want to find the control servers for malware? Maybe a new vulnerability came out and you want to see how many hosts it could affect? Traditional web search engines don’t let you answer those questions.

In other words, it’s Google but you’re searching for routers, baby monitors, and industrial control equipment.

As with any security tool, you can use it for good or evil.  Some will use it to find unprotected systems they can hack into.  Others will use it to make sure their systems are not unprotected.

There’s an interesting example of its use in the LET thread from @stevewatson301.

Read more to get in on the deal!

Head over to:

https://account.shodan.io/billing/member

If you don’t already have an account, you’ll need to register for a free account.

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I'm raindog308, techno polymath and long-time LowEndTalk community Administrator. My technical interests include all things Unix, perl, python, golang, shell scripting, vintage operating systems such as MVS, and relational database systems such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.

I also enjoy using LEBs! I have an empire of little guys for VPNs, larger guys for apps, and big guys for databases and storage. When I'm not in front a screen I'm into German Shepherd dogs, quality knives, target shooting, theology, tabletop roleplaying games, and forest hiking.

I enjoy writing technical articles here on LowEndBox to help people get more out of their systems. You can find me on LowEndTalk @raindog308

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