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Open Source Security Tools. Securing Your Unix or Windows Systems

ISBN: N/A
EAN: N/A

Year: 2003
Pages: 99

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• Open Source Security Tools: A Practical Guide to Security Applications
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Bruce Perens Open Source Series
• Preface
• Audience
• Contents
• CD-ROM Contents and Organization
• Acknowledgments
• Open Source Security Tools Index
• Chapter 1. Information Security and Open Source Software
• Securing the Perimeter
• Plugging the Holes
• Establishing an Early Warning System
• Building a Management System for Security Data
• Implementing a Secure Wireless Solution
• Securing Important Files and Communications
• Investigating Break-ins
• The Practice of Information Security
• The State of Computer Crime
• Info-Security Business Risks
• Open Source History
• Open Source Advantages
• When Open Source May Not Fit Your Needs
• Windows and Open Source
• Open Source Licenses
• Chapter 2. Operating System Tools
• Hardening Your Security Tool System
• traceroute (UNIX) or tracert (Windows): Network Diagnostic Tools
• Considerations for Hardening Windows
• Chapter 3. Firewalls
• Network Architecture Basics
• TCPIP Networking
• Security Business Processes
• SmoothWall Hardware Requirements
• SmoothWall Express Versus SmoothWall Corporate
• Installing SmoothWall
• Administering the SmoothWall Firewall
• Creating a VPN on the SmoothWall Firewall
• Windows-Based Firewalls
• Chapter 4. Port Scanners
• Overview of Port Scanners
• Considerations for Port Scanning
• Uses for Port Scanners
• Chapter 5. Vulnerability Scanners
• Identifying Security Holes in Your Systems
• Vulnerability Scanners to the Rescue
• Considerations for Vulnerability Scanning
• What Vulnerability Testing Doesn t Find
• Chapter 6. Network Sniffers
• A Brief History of Ethernet
• Considerations for Network Sniffing
• TCPIP Packet Headers
• Chapter 7. Intrusion Detection Systems
• NIDS Signature Examples
• The Problem of NIDS False Positives
• Getting the Most Out of Your IDS
• Configuring Snort for Maximum Performance
• Host-Based Intrusion Detection
• Chapter 8. Analysis and Management Tools
• Installing Swatch
• Configuring and Running Swatch
• The Swatch Configuration File
• Using Databases and Web Servers to Manage Your Security Data
• The Birth of an Open Source Project
• Chapter 9. Encryption Tools
• Types of Encryption
• Virtual Private Networks
• Chapter 10. Wireless Tools
• Wireless LAN Technology Overview
• Dangers of Wireless LANs
• The
• Performing a Wireless Network Security Assessment
• Steps for More Secure Wireless LANs
• Chapter 11. Forensic Tools
• Uses for Computer Forensic Tools
• Building an Incident Response Plan
• Preparing for Good Forensic Data
• Where to Look for Forensic Data
• Tenets of Good Forensic Analysis
• Forensic Analysis Tools
• Reviewing Log Files
• Making Copies of Forensic Evidence
• Chapter 12. More on Open Source Software
• Open Source Resources
• Joining the Open Source Movement
• More Open Source Security Tools
• Appendix A. Open Source Licenses
• The GNU General Public License (GPL)
• The BSD Open Source License
• Appendix B. Basic LinuxUNIX Commands
• Appendix C. Well-Known TCPIP Port Numbers
• Appendix D. General Permission and Waiver Form
• Port Scanning and Vulnerability Testing
• Appendix E. Nessus Plug-ins
• References
• Web Sites
• Books and Articles