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Re: Setting up a testing server "in the cloud"
From: Tony Turner <tony_l_turner () yahoo com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 06:48:21 -0700 (PDT)
There's also http://www.hackingmachines.com/ based in Belgium which provides a VPS with BT5 preloaded and GUI access through nxserver. Not a lot of management capabilities here if your VPS goes down but their support is relatively quick. It's a quick and painfree way to get a BT5 box on the internet but at $800 USD/year (What it cost a year ago) there are certainly cheaper options out there. Interesting thread, I'll have to look at some of the others listed here. Thanks! -Tony ________________________________ From: Jack Daniel <jackadaniel () gmail com> To: PaulDotCom Security Weekly Mailing List <pauldotcom () mail pauldotcom com> Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:05 AM Subject: Re: [Pauldotcom] Setting up a testing server "in the cloud" Late to the party, but... I have been extremely happy running labs at CloudSigma for a few years. They are a Zurich-based company, with datacenters in Zurich and Las Vegas. They run an open network, and let you upload and run any OS you want. And they are great folks to deal with. Last time I looked they still had a seven day free trial, so they are probably worth a look. Jack On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 9:05 PM, Josh More <jmore () starmind org> wrote:
To through my completely-biased two cents in, I'd suggest you chat with the folks at http://www.infobunker.com/ . Yes, they are personal friends of mine (though I have no financial interest in their company). They have recently branched out into renting out dedicated blades (for those of us who don't need an entire rack of equipment.) I have had clients in their facility, and they are, frankly speaking, phenomenal. They're provide power, connectivity and physical security and are 100% hands off for everything else. Physical security is top notch, and unlike others, don't ask don't tell does NOT apply here. Just tell them that you want to rent a blade so you can run security assessments and pentests off of it, and it should be fine. It'll likely be somewhat more expensive than a VPS, but 1) I like supporting small businesses that provide good service and 2) without the V, VM Escape isn't an issue and shared hardware is much less of an issue. Anyway, they may not exactly what you're looking for, but I think they're worth considering in case you're a bit flexible. -Josh On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 1:37 PM, k41zen Me <k41zen () me com> wrote:Robin, This question has come up many times in another mailing list I'm a member of and these three always get recommended for customers like us who run the tools that we do: 1) http://www.goscomb.net/ 2) http://www.linode.com/ 3) http://www.memset.com/ I've had personal experience with the last one and was open from the outset at what I needed them for and what tools I was running on them. Their support team were very quick at responding to any queries I had. Hope these help. Regards, k41zen On 2 Jul 2012, at 10:56, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org> wrote: For when I'm back freelancing I want a server "in the cloud" that I can run my tools from. I was thinking a dedicated server but trying to find a hosting company in the UK who would let me run tools is turning out to be hard. So I was wondering, am I going over board insisting on having a dedicated server or would I get away with a VPS? For my budget a VPS would be better but I don't want to get one then have an incident caused by another user of the box and be found to be negligent. What do other people think? Robin
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Current thread:
- Setting up a testing server "in the cloud" Robin Wood (Jul 02)
- Re: Setting up a testing server "in the cloud" Jim Halfpenny (Jul 02)
- Re: Setting up a testing server "in the cloud" Michael Boman (Jul 02)
- Re: Setting up a testing server "in the cloud" k41zen Me (Jul 02)
- Re: Setting up a testing server "in the cloud" Robin Wood (Jul 02)
- Re: Setting up a testing server "in the cloud" Josh More (Jul 02)
- Re: Setting up a testing server "in the cloud" John Strand (Jul 03)
- Re: Setting up a testing server "in the cloud" Jack Daniel (Jul 03)
- Re: Setting up a testing server "in the cloud" Tony Turner (Jul 03)