Re: Beginner level security

[J Teddy <jteddylists () gmail com>]

Some of these may have been mentioned.

Seeing as your an apps student, your first stop may be OWASP -
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Main_Page

Damn Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA) - http://www.dvwa.co.uk/

Google Gruyere- http://google-gruyere.appspot.com/

Check out Cisco SAFE documentation.

Metasploit Unleashed -
http://www.offensive-security.com/metasploit-unleashed/Metasploit_Unleashed_Information_Security_Training

Offensive Security - Pen Testing with Backtrack -
http://www.offensive-security.com/online-information-security-training/penetration-testing-backtrack/

Securitytube (check out the mega primers) -
http://www.securitytube.net/groups?operation=viewall&groupId=0

To practise on:
Metasploitable -
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/05/introducing-metasploitable.html
Damn Vulnerable Linux - http://www.damnvulnerablelinux.org/
Be familiar with Backtrack and its tools - http://www.backtrack-linux.org/

Please let us know how you progress.

Have fun.

On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 3:20 AM,  <mr.vijaynarasimhan () gmail com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>       I am a little afraid and feeling silly to ask this here. But, I don't know any other place to do so. I am a  
> Computer Applications student interested in information security. But I do not know where to start my learning from.
>
> Could you guys kindly suggest what I should start learning first and how to proceed from there? Any online material 
> and book names and references would be beneficial to me. I am from a very uneducated background and hence do not have 
> any guidance from those around me.
>
> Thank you for any replies.
> -
> Vijay Narasimhan
>
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Securing Apache Web Server with thawte Digital Certificate
In this guide we examine the importance of Apache-SSL and who needs an SSL certificate.  We look at how SSL works, how 
it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, purchase, 
install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Throughout, best practices for set-up are 
highlighted to help you ensure efficient ongoing management of your encryption keys and digital certificates.

http://www.dinclinx.com/Redirect.aspx?36;4175;25;1371;0;5;946;e13b6be442f727d1
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