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Featuring 22 papers as of Jul 20, 2008
OS and Application Fingerprinting Techniques
Jon Mark Allen
September 27, 2007
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Nessus Primer with the NessusWX Client
Cecil Stoll
September 16, 2004
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An Ettercap Primer
Duane Norton
June 9, 2004
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Managing Peer-to-Peer Applications in Dormitory Networks
Wayne Lai
March 9, 2004
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Virtually Free Network Security Software - For the *nix disinclined
Dennis W. McHugh
October 31, 2003
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Netprowler--A Look at Symantec's Network Based IDS
Eric Biedermann
October 31, 2003
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Intrusion Detection using ACID on Linux
Rusty Scott
October 31, 2003
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PhoneSweep: The Corporate War Dialer
Greg Hodes
October 31, 2003
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An Overview of SecureIIS - Are We Really Secured Now?
Zul Azhan Suhaimi
October 31, 2003
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Using Basic Security Module (BSM), Tripwire, System Logs, and Symantec's ITA for Audit Data C
Philip DiFato
October 31, 2003
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Network Monitoring with Nagios
Scott V. Seglie
October 31, 2003
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Stop Port Scans with LaBrea
Jim McClurg
October 31, 2003
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Tools, Tools, and TOOLS!!
Firas Shaheen
October 31, 2003
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Pocket Nessus
Tony Enriquez
October 31, 2003
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netForensics - A Security Information Management Solution
Michael B. Godfrey
October 31, 2003
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Patch Management of Microsoft Products Using HFNetChkPro
Kris Poznanski
October 31, 2003
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Using Sam Spade
Terry Pasley
October 31, 2003
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Demystifying security tools: Should I use commercial or freeware?
Sang Han
October 31, 2003
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An Introduction to NMAP
Tim Corcoran
October 25, 2001
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Free NT Security Tools
Douglas T. Orey
August 6, 2001
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Password Cracking with L0phtCrack 3.0
Patrick Boismenu
June 19, 2001
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Netcat - The TCP/IP Swiss Army Knife
Tom Armstrong
February 15, 2001
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