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Re: Bootable CD Attack disk
From: Erin Carroll <amoeba () amoebazone com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:19:38 -0500 (EST)
I would like to expand on this question to list members to see which of the security-focused live CD distros people have used and what shortcomings or strengths you've observed. Which have you used in the past and what would you like to see included as part of a "core security testing distro"? Has the underlying OS choice played a part in your selections (debian vs slack vs *BSD etc)? Lately I have been taking the beta Backtrack distro from remote-exploit.org out for a spin. Backtrack, which has taken the WHAX and Auditor distributions and expanded upon them, seems to be much more wireless focused in the core tools but there are some nice additions in the forensic analysis tools sections you don't normally see in other distros. While I have some minor nitpicks about the interface (and my personal preference to debian vs. the slackware which Backtrack sits on), overall it seems to be a very solid and flexible option for a load/point/shoot security distro. In any event, when addressing this thread, if members wouldn't mind adding some hands-on experiences it would be much more helpful than a generic list of distros out there. Thanks! Erin Carroll Moderator SecurityFocus pen-test mailing list On Tue, 21 Feb 2006, Toby Barrick wrote:
All, Once upon a time I saw a list of bootable CDs that contained most of "the tools of the trade." I just burned Knoppix 4.0 but there were a few that were a bit more Security centric. Could someone point me in the right direction to find those again? Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Audit your website security with Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner: Hackers are concentrating their efforts on attacking applications on your website. Up to 75% of cyber attacks are launched on shopping carts, forms, login pages, dynamic content etc. Firewalls, SSL and locked-down servers are futile against web application hacking. Check your website for vulnerabilities to SQL injection, Cross site scripting and other web attacks before hackers do! Download Trial at: http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/pen-test_050831 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Current thread:
- Bootable CD Attack disk Toby Barrick (Feb 21)
- Re: Bootable CD Attack disk Erin Carroll (Feb 21)
- Re: Bootable CD Attack disk + NTFS question Petr . Kazil (Feb 22)
- Re: Bootable CD Attack disk + NTFS question okrehel (Feb 22)
- Re: Bootable CD Attack disk + NTFS question run][control (Feb 22)
- Re: Bootable CD Attack disk + NTFS question subscribe (Feb 22)
- Re: Bootable CD Attack disk + NTFS question Petr . Kazil (Feb 22)
- RE: Bootable CD Attack disk Tuck, Andrew M - DOA (Feb 21)
- RE: Bootable CD Attack disk Rich (Feb 21)
- Re: Bootable CD Attack disk Robert J. Stull (Feb 21)
- RE: Bootable CD Attack disk daniel.sullivan (Feb 22)
- Re: Bootable CD Attack disk Michael Zanetta (Feb 21)
- Re: Bootable CD Attack disk jason potopa (Feb 21)
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- Re: Bootable CD Attack disk Erin Carroll (Feb 21)