Re: [Was:learning ethical hacking] Linux Security Distributions

[GuidoZ <uberguidoz () gmail com>]

Complete agree with PLACK! It's in my little arsenal that I carry
around to a jobsite. I put up a list of my favs somewhere (not sure if
it was this list or not). I'll check through sent emails and see where
it went, then provide it if it didn't go along with this conversation.
=)

--
Peace. ~G


On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 22:06:20 +0100, xyberpix <xyberpix () xyberpix com> wrote:
> I do like the Knoppix-STD distro and it is really worthwhile, personally
> though I would recommend PHLAK(Professional Hackers Linux Assault Kit).
> You can get it from http://www.phlak.org. It also comes with a sh*t load
> of security tools, and the documentation that comes with it is a
> worthwhile read for either novice or intermediate user. The one current
> drawback is that it only uses the 2.4 kernel, but if you are willing to
> install it to disk, you can upgrade, or if you have decent Linux
> knowledge, you can bundle the 2.6 kernel with it, and create your own
> bootable CD.
>
> I use PHLAK on a daily basis as a security professional, and swear by
> it. It just offers everything that I need on a daily basis.
>
> HTH
>
> xyberpix
>
> On Sat, 2004-10-02 at 04:21, GuidoZ wrote:
> > Nice link Mike. I had thought about trying that awhile back, but lost
> > the link and had forgotten about it. Appreciate the reminder. =)
> >
> > I think this may have been mentioned before, so please excuse me if
> > this is repetitive. Another good "toolkit" if you will is the Knoppix
> > Security Tools Distribution (aka Knoppix-std). It's a bootable Linux
> > distro that provides a multitude of forensic, antivirus, and security
> > related tools. Being based on the Knoppix distro, it's not difficult
> > for even a Linux novice to use. Check it out here:
> > http://www.knoppix-std.org/
> >
> > --
> > Peace. ~G
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 01:55:11 +0100, Mike West
> > <mike.west () gateway servebeer com> wrote:
> > > One I like to use is http://www.networksecuritytoolkit.org/nst/ it is based
> > > on RH9 and comes with loads of tools inc ethereal, nmap, nessus etc. It also
> > > has some wireless tools and has a web based GUI to be used remotely or from
> > > the local machine using firefox
> > >
> > > Check it out, It has helped me out on numerous occasions.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Mike West
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: David King [mailto:davewking () gmail com]
> > > Sent: 29 September 2004 22:08
> > > To: linux user
> > > Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com
> > > Subject: Re: learning ethical hacking
> > >
> > > One more thing I forogt to put in my last post.  Someone mentioned
> > > PHLAK, which is a great bootable Linux CD.  I'd also like to recommend
> > > a couple of others, Auditor
> > > (http://www.remote-exploit.org/?page=auditor) and Knoppix-STD
> > > (http://www.knoppix-std.org/).  My favorate of the two is Auditor,
> > > moslty because it seems to be the most up to date and works with the
> > > most hardware.  All these CD's are free and are great for running
> > > Linux tools on pretty much any machine.  Auditor is probably also the
> > > most user friendly for those who have never used Linux before.
> > >
> > > Laters,
> > > Dave King
> > > http://www.thesecure.net
> > >
> > > > On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:13:59 +0300, linux user <linuxteam () gmail com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > > >
> > > > > Could you please let me know where should i start learning about
> > > > > network, and web security, I   have been using linux mainly for
> > > > > several years, windows for a couple of years, and solaris from time to
> > > > > time, I would like to consolidate  my knoweldge regarding the above
> > > > > operatings system through a deep exopsure to security. i am thinking
> > > > > of books, mailing lists, and training courses, i also stumbled once on
> > > > > a hacker group that would let you joing if you solve a puzzle, some
> > > > > kind of message encryption, but i do not remmber the site any more,
> > > > > the main objective is secure a career in network security.
> > > > >
> > > > > TIA
> > > > >
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