From: Huzeyfe Onal (huzeyfe.onal@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Mar 16 2006 - 01:08:45 EST
Hi,
maybe it's a good idea to start with Backtrack Security CD(www.backtrack.org).
You can use all useful UNIX/Linux based security tools without no pain to
install.
On 3/16/06, b1ivrj77 <philippe.rivest@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> I have read over the internet, books, pdf's and talk with a lot of people
> about security, hacking, cracking and pen-testing. Every time we always talk
> about the "Personal tool kit" that every one uses, may it be a complete or
> incomplete tool kit, the best or worst we all have some tools we like to
> use. Well I don't.
>
> I would'nt say I'm new to security but I can be so bold as to say, I'm good
> with theorical knowledge but pretty poor with practical ones. I want to
> start few pen-test on my own machine (to learn stuff up) at home and I'm not
> afraid of reading or learning things. But finding the right tool for the
> right job is for me the most difficult task in security.
>
>
> I see two approaches to my problem and I can explain them both with:" Give a
> man a fish; he is feeded for a day. Teach him how to fish, he is feed for
> life".
>
> I would like to know where I could find info & tip's on a Pen-tester tool
> box. And I do favor knowledge over script-kidding,
>
> Here the knowledge tool box I have:
>
> www.insecure.org
> http://www.securityfocus.com/
> http://www.sans.org/
> http://www.isecom.org/
> http://www.networkintrusion.co.uk/hacking.htm
> http://www.iss.net/
> http://www.defcon.org/
> http://www.snort.org/
> http://www.blackhat.com/
> http://www.whitehatsec.com/
>
> For the tool part, i know:
>
> Nessus
> Nmap
> Nc (netcat)
> Ethereal
> Hping2
> Brutus
> Enum+
> AccessDiver (got that one today from a previous email, really happy)
> Nbtscan
>
> I use a Windows based laptop and my most trusted Mandriva based laptop
> (linux)
>
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Philippe Rivest
> A security student (self student)
>
>
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