Re: Linux or Unix distribution for network sniffing

[Al MailingList <alpal.mailinglist () gmail com>]

There has been lots of info already posted, but based on the fact you
call yourself an "Enterprise Security Specialist" I hope you knew most
of it, including the the limitations of SPAN ports v.s dedicated taps,
and the different options such as inline devices, or passive etc :)

In terms of what I think your specific question was (based on the
subject of your email), you should look at like FreeBSD. They have
been pretty cutting edge in terms of adding things like zero copy into
the BPF libraries
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Packet_Filter). i.e. they take
packet capture seriously.

Before putting anything inline, sniffing for a while to see what's
actually being used before you start blocking isn't a bad idea. It
will not actually take you very long to find out what other than web
is exiting your gateway.

Al

@Jonathon Leigh - I've never seen any Cisco device that can log every
packet> But all the Cisco kit I work with can do SPAN (most can do
RSPAN too) which you could use to feed into your sniffer.


On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Hristiyan Lazarov
<hristiyan.lazarov () gmail com> wrote:
> Hello, I'm new to this mail list so lets first introduce myself - my
> name is Hristiyan Lazarov and I'm currently working as an Enterprise
> Security Specialist for a UK based company.
>
> I'm looking to implement in our organisation *NIX based network
> sniffer. Basically, I want to trace and record every single packet
> that is coming to, or going out from my network.
>
> We are working with sensitive information, that's why my employer want
> me to record the traffic at least 1 month back. We have a proxy which
> is dealing with our HTTP traffic but some
> people are playing smart trying to use some anonymizers to access
> restricted websites.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
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