» Top 100 Network Security Tools - 164 days ago (sectools.org)
Excellent list (with simple write ups) outlining the top 100 tools as voted on by readers of the NMAP mailing list. Categories covered include vulnerability scanners, intrusion detection systems, password crackers, packet sniffers, web vulnerability scanners, wireless tools, packet crafting tools, encryption tools, rootkit detectors, traffic monitoring and traceroute tools as well as security-oriented operating systems.
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» Nmap - Free Security Scanner For Network Exploration & Security Audits - 164 days ago (insecure.org)
Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free and open source utility for network exploration or security auditing. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such as network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or service uptime. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services (application name and version) those hosts are offering, what operating systems (and OS versions) they are running, what type of packet filters/firewalls are in use, and dozens of other characteristics. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks, but works fine against single hosts. Nmap runs on all major computer operating systems, and both console and graphical versions are available.
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