A1.1 Tools

There are many tools that you can use to test and/or monitor your computing environment. The following is a small sample of what you can find available from many different vendors. Check the URL for each tool for ownership, copyright, or trademark considerations.

• Tool Name: TCP/IP wrapper program

• Category: Unix Security

• Description: The TCP/IP wrapper program provides network-logging information about TCP/IP access. The wrapper program can also provide an administrator with the ability to deny or allow access from certain systems or domains.

• URL: ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security

• Tool Name: ZoneAlarm

• Category: Monitoring

• Description: ZoneAlarm is used to protect your Internet-connected PC from hackers, crackers, and bears. ZoneAlarm includes several different services including firewall, application control, and an Internet lock.

• URL: http://www.zonelabs.com

• Tool Name: Crack

• Category: Unix Password Cracking

• Description: Crack is a free program designed to identify UNIX passwords that can be found in available dictionaries.

• URL: ftp://coast.cs.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/crack

• Tool Name: NetBus Detective 5.2

• Category: Monitoring Tools

• Description: NetBus is a hacking tool that many hackers use for accessing another computer. The program is actually two parts: One tool is used by the hacker, and the other is started (placed) on the computer that the hacker wants to visit. NetBus Detective 5.2 will search for all NetBus programs and other hacking programs on your computer and remove them.

• URL: http://www.microsoft.com

• Tool Name: Argus

• Category: Monitoring Tool

• Description: Argus is a network monitoring tool that implements a client-server model to capture data and associate it into "transactions." Argus provides network-level auditing, and...