Network Security Application of the Year

jeremy · 12-31-2007, 05:03 PM

We broke Security Application of the Year into Network and Host this year (yes, some are borderline).

--jeremy

trickykid · 01-01-2008, 08:17 AM

Really should include psad in this list, there's a few other tools as well that might qualify to replace some of the borderline listed above:

http://www.cipherdyne.com/

pusrob · 01-01-2008, 10:59 AM

I don't use it, but I think kmyfirewall (homepage) is worth adding to this list. It can be used both by pros (graphical iptables tool) and users (simple click-and-use tool). Thanks.

vermaden · 01-01-2008, 02:59 PM

you miss those two for OS fingerprinting:
(active) sinfp: http://www.gomor.org/cgi-bin/sinfp.pl
(passive) p0f: http://freshmeat.net/projects/p0f/

james.reid · 01-02-2008, 02:32 AM

What about smoothwall - http://www.smoothwall.org

archtoad6 · 01-02-2008, 08:50 AM

Or its fork IPCop, or perhaps m0n0wall (BSD based), or any of the other make-a-boat-anchor-into-a-perimeter-firewall-appliance distros.

trickykid · 01-03-2008, 11:33 AM

My vote is for psad, not on the list.

jag2000 · 01-03-2008, 01:22 PM

i didnt see pf sense either. but its not really an app its more of a distro

esaym · 01-03-2008, 03:48 PM

might as well add ettercap and add a whole new poll for the firewall distros and routers (smoothwall, ipcop, pfsense, linksys wrt54gl, monowall, ect)

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 01-04-2008, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esaym

might as well add ettercap and add a whole new poll for the firewall distros and routers (smoothwall, ipcop, pfsense, linksys wrt54gl, monowall, ect)

I'm in complete agreement here.

citizenunderdog · 01-04-2008, 08:59 AM

I'll throw in another plug for IPCop.
Although perhaps it is better considered a distribution?

Chargh · 01-04-2008, 03:59 PM

I dont know if this is the right place to post this, but Avast! is my trusted anti-virus. However, the only thing it has found on my system are windows viruses.

taylor_venable · 01-08-2008, 11:39 AM

My network is protected by pf (the OpenBSD PacketFilter), though a lot of these like Wireshark and ClamAv, are really good tools as well.

drokmed · 01-09-2008, 01:14 AM

Shorewall. Complex configs made easy from the command line.

pfsense is great too, quick install, noob friendly.

SCerovec · 01-09-2008, 08:16 AM

I use Slax 0.6 pre-release with Clam, Klam and updated database package I made myself.

Ever since I scan my customer's PCs offline and hit more positives than with pro tools.
the caveat is I have to erase manually...

With the trends or infection rates and frequencies, i believe that Clam project deserves more public exposure and support up until the point the all known malware-receptive OS becomes insignificant part of the market.

My vote goes to Clam this year.
Anti viral companies, I f You red this - make more free editions (trade feed back for support) - or perish.