Information Security

Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one at least every couple months. <hr> Blonde Password

During a recent security audit one of the staff(a blonde) was found to be using a very secure but very long password

It was : !MickeyMinniePlutoHueyDeweyLouieDonaldGoofySacramento

When asked why she was using such a long password , she said she had been told that her password had to be at least 8 characters long and include a capital. <hr>

• MalwareVault
• SecurityAssessment Tools
• MiscTools
• RootkitDetection
• Aircrack-ng+Ubuntu+EeePC
• SecureAdobe Reader
• PacketCrafting
• OSFingerprinting
• OpenVAS - A free alternative to Nessus
• Secured2k Boot CD
• Snort on Ubuntu Server
• BotHunter
• IPLookup Tools
• GeographicIP Blocks
• SpamhausDROP List
• http://waste.sourceforge.net/ - WASTE is a software product and protocol that enables secure distributed communication for small (on the order of 10-50 nodes) trusted groups of users.
• Surveillance Self Defense
• NetworkSecurity Recommendations

– Main.FredPettis - 26 Mar 2009