Open Source Security Tools

Open source security tools offer numerous benefits to enterprise security, but they can also come with their own vulnerabilities. Here you'll find news, expert advice, learning tools and white papers on Snort, Nmap, Nessus and other popular open source security tools.

Article (13)

SCREENCAST: Using Wikto to analyse a web server

BackTrack Version 3 is here

Wireshark: Taking a bite out of packet analysis

Screencast: Snort -- Tactics for basic network analysis

Meet the hacker Fyodor, creator of Nmap

Open source security making ground?

Free Web application security testing tools you need to get to know

The limitations of Snort and how to overcome them

How to use shared object rules in Snort

Finding Snort's new features

Tor network 'bridges' help evade blockers

Google shares its struggle to manage security complexities

Snort creator Martin Roesch previews Snort 3.0

Expert Answer (5)

Are there any patch management products that track the patching process?

Can Snort read multi-platform syslogs?

Nessus: Vulnerability scanning in the enterprise

How to run a Nessus system scan

How to install and configure Nessus

Tips (13)

Nmap in the enterprise: Interpreting and acting on Nmap results

Nmap parsers and interfaces

Nmap and the open source debate

Google Code Search -- Finding security flaws has never been easier

KeePass -- Keeping passwords under lock and key

Nessus can spot some monster security problems

BackTrack is one forward-thinking penetration testing tool

Digital forensics tool Helix 'does no harm'

Secure file copying with WinSCP

Get the most out of Snort

Get the most out of Snort - Part Two

Get the most out of Snort - Part Three

Open source security tools

News (3)

Sourcefire IPO could fuel Snort, users say

Immunity releases new exploit-writing tool

Sourcefire acquires open source ClamAV

General Content (1)

Fuzzing: Brute Force Vulnerability Discovery

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