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Cybersecurity

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Cisco Secure IDS

February 6, 2022 Steve Emms Security, Software

Cisco Secure IDS is a network-based intrusion detection system that uses a signature database to trigger intrusion alarms. What are the best free and open source alternatives?

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Avast! – antivirus protection

July 10, 2021 Steve Emms Security

Avast! Antivirus is an anti-virus program. It’s a multi-award winning solution to virus protection, with anti-spyware and anti-rootkit software.

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AMaViS – high-performance interface

July 10, 2021 Steve Emms Security

AMaViS (A Mail Virus Scanner) scans e-mail attachments for viruses using third-party virus scanners available for UNIX environments.

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cryptmount – managing encrypted file systems

October 23, 2020 Steve Emms Security

cryptmount is a software tool for managing encrypted file systems under Linux. cryptmount is free and open source software.

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Sguil – network security monitoring

December 10, 2017 Steve Emms Security

Sguil (pronounced sgweel) is an analyst console for network security monitoring. Sguil consist of three main components.

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Smart Sign – smartcard based digital signature

December 9, 2017 Steve Emms Security

Smart Sign provides software suitable for smartcard based digital signature and both local and remote authentication security services.

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Turtle Firewall – firewall software

December 9, 2017 Steve Emms Security

Turtle Firewall allows you to realize a Linux firewall in a simply and fast way. Turtle Firewall starts up like every other Linux service at boot time.

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MCrypt – encryption software

December 9, 2017 Steve Emms Security

MCrypt is a replacement for the old crypt package and crypt command, with extensions.

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TrueCrypt – on-the-fly encryption

December 9, 2017 Steve Emms Security

TrueCrypt is a software application used for on-the-fly encryption (OTFE). It can create a “file-hosted container” or write a partition.

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Security

Wipe – secure file wiping utility

December 9, 2017 Steve Emms Security

Wipe is a secure file wiping utility. It is based on work by Peter Gutmann.

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