Security Resources

Many free and commercial programs can enhance system security. Some of these are listed in Table C-1.

Tool What It Does Where to Get It
AIDE Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment. Similar to tripwire with extensible verification algorithms. www.cs.tut.fi/~rammer/aide.html
Argus Audits network transactions. ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/ToolsUnixNetMon.html#Argus
bugtraq A moderated mailing list for the announcement and detailed discussion of all aspects of computer security vulnerabilities. www.securityfocus.com
CERT Computer Emergency Response Team. A repository of papers and data about major security events and a list of security tools. www.cert.org http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/security_tools.html
chkrootkit Checks for signs of ...

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