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Subject: 2006 Tool Survey Released - SecTools.Org
From: "Michael Painter" <tvhawaii () shaka com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:07:02 -1000
Posted with Fyodor's permission: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello Everyone, I am pleased to release the results of the 2006 top security tools survey. I found them quite interesting in 2000 and 2003, so I'm glad that 3,243 of you answered this year. I learned about many neat projects while tabulating and writing them up. It is also interesting to see the rise of exploitation frameworks. Metasploit, Impact, and Canvas all made the list for the first time. Wireless tools such as Kismet and Aircrack (new) had a good showing, while many vulnerability scanners dropped significantly in rank (ISS Scanner: -47; Whisker/libwhisker: -60; Sara: -46; SAINT: -67; N-Stealth: -72). Nessus kicked their butts, retaining the #1 spot despite closing their source code as of the Nessus 3 release. But they better not get complacent, because Nikto, Languard, and Retina aren't all that far behind. 44 tools are new to the list, including Paros Proxy, Scapy, the BackTrack LiveCD, Webscarab, p0f, and Ike-scan. I maybe went a little overboard in creating a whole site for the 2006 list. It expands the list to 100 tools, includes category-specific pages (sniffers, crackers, etc.), better ranking information, more detailed descriptions, logo eye candy, and more. You can find it at: http://SecTools.Org I hope you find this new site useful! -Fyodor _______________________________________________ Sent through the nmap-hackers mailing list http://cgi.insecure.org/mailman/listinfo/nmap-hackers --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is sponsored by: Norwich University EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINEThe NSA has designated Norwich University a center of Academic Excellence in Information Security. Our program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Using interactive e-Learning technology, you can earn this esteemed degree, without disrupting your career or home life.
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