Re: Linux or Unix distribution for network sniffing

[Arnold Bush <arnoldwbush () gmail com>]

Hristiyan
IMHO, whether a software sniffer will work or not depends on
1- the line speeds
2- the amount of packet data you want capture
3- Whether you want to process them online or offline
Otherwise, OpenBSD or CentOS might be good OSs to use because they are
pretty good as far as security is concerned for a beginner like me.

On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 2:12 PM, 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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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 
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