Open Source Security Tools

MUST READ Snort Intrusion Detection and Prevention Guide SEARCHSECURITY TECHNICAL GUIDE - Answers to frequently asked questions related to the open source Snort intrusion detection and prevention system.

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	Can IBM's SMash technology secure Web applications? 21 Jul 2008 EXPERT ANSWER - The idea of mashups -- browser-based applications built by non-technical users cutting and pasting snippets of code pulled from multiple sources -- is bound to seem very frightening. Michael Cobb explores IBM's recent ...

	Using Nessus Attack Scripting Language (NASL) to find application vulnerabilities 01 Jul 2008 TIP - In this new addition to our Nessus 3 Tutorial, Mike Chapple provides examples of NASL scripts that can find known vulnerabilities in your customized or third-party applications.

	What are best practices for creating an IDS and maintaining a signature database? 16 Jun 2008 EXPERT ANSWER - Mike Chapple offers an alternative to creating an intrusion detection system as well as advice on maintaining a signature database.

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	Positive changes coming to ModSecurity SearchSecurity.com | 07 Aug 2008 ARTICLE - Black Hat: The popular open source Web application firewall is getting a new tool that observes and analyzes application traffic and helps establish accepted behavior.

	Analysis tool uses Intel virtualization to hide from malware SearchSecurity.com | 22 Jul 2008 ARTICLE - The Azure tool uses virtualization extensions in Intel chips to give security researchers the upper hand by avoiding detection from malware.

	Tor network 'bridges' help evade blockers SearchSecurity.com | 12 Mar 2008 ARTICLE - A new feature developed for the Tor network helps avoid websites from blocking Tor by using relays with IP addresses not listed in the Tor directory.

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	Screencasts: On-screen demonstrations of today's IT tools SearchSecurity.com | 11 Aug 2008 SCREENCAST - Using easy-to-follow demos, SearchSecurity.com's best experts walk you through today's popular information security tools and techniques.

	Nessus 3 Tutorial SearchSecurity.com | 06 Jun 2008 SEARCHSECURITY TECHNICAL GUIDE - Network security expert Mike Chapple examines the new features in Nessus 3.2 and explains how the scanner can offer detailed reports on an enterprise's network security risks.

	Fuzzing: Brute Force Vulnerability Discovery SearchSecurity.com and Addison Wesley | 14 Aug 2007 BOOK CHAPTER - In this Chapter 21 excerpt from "Fuzzing: Brute Force Vulnerability Discovery," authors Michael Sutton, Adam Greene, and Pedram Amini examine fuzzing frameworks, including SPIKE.

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MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 5

	Viewpoint Information Security Magazine | 01 Nov 2006 HOT PICK & PRODUCT REVIEWS -

	On The Radar Information Security Magazine | 01 Dec 2005 COLUMNS - Soul Searching

	Linux's Best Friend Information Security Magazine | 24 Jun 2005 FEATURES - Thanks to YUM, Linux updates are as reliable as Old Yeller.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 6

	Open Source Hardening Project 07 Apr 2008 WORD - The Open Source Hardening Project is an initiative of the United States Department of Homeland Security, created to improve the security of open source code. Because the infrastructure of the Internet, financial ...

	SnortSnarf 19 Aug 2005 WORD - SnortSnarf is a program that was designed for use with Snort, a security program used mainly with Linux networks. SnortSnarf converts the data from Snort into Web pages. It was written in Perl by Jim Hoagland of Silicon ...

	Snort 26 Feb 2004 WORD - Snort is an open source network intrusion detection system (NIDS) created by Martin Roesch. Snort is a packet sniffer that monitors network traffic in real time, scrutinizing each packet closely to detect a dangerous payload ...

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