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Doona – network based protocol fuzzer

July 9, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Doona is a fork of the Bruteforce Exploit Detector Tool (BED). It adds a significant number of features/changes.

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socat – multipurpose relay (SOcket CAT)

July 7, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Security

socat is a flexible, multi-purpose relay tool. Its purpose is to establish a relationship between two data sources,

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flawfinder – lexically find potential security flaws (“hits”) in source code

July 7, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Flawfinder searches through C/C++ source code looking for potential security flaws.

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Hydra – fast network logon cracker

July 7, 2024 Steve Emms Security

Hydra is a parallelized login cracker which supports numerous protocols to attack.

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5 Best Open Source Firewall Distributions

June 11, 2024 Steve Emms Distro, Roundup, Security, System Software

Security is paramount. Security involves defense in depth. Approaching security one step at a time, with consistency and rigour, you can mitigate threats.

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Intrusion Detection

9 Best Free and Open Source Host-Based Intrusion Detection Systems

June 8, 2024 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

An intrusion detection system is a device or software application that monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations.

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Intrusion Detection

Security Onion – platform built by defenders for defenders

June 7, 2024 Steve Emms Security

Security Onion includes network visibility, host visibility, intrusion detection honeypots, log management, and case management.

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Intrusion Prevention - SSH

CrowdSec – modern and collaborative behavior detection engine

June 6, 2024 Steve Emms Security

CrowdSec is a modern and collaborative behavior detection engine, coupled with a global IP reputation network.

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Tor on Linux

Whonix on Qubes: The Most Secure Way to Use Tor

June 6, 2024 John O'Donnell Security

Qubes OS and Whonix are an ideal choice for regular computing tasks and also offer strong anonymity for browsing the web.

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Security

Reasons Your Linux System Needs an Antivirus

June 3, 2024 Lee Walker Security

To make the long story short, here are a few reasons your Linux system needs an antivirus.

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