To Catch a Crook: Pt 2 The Pigman

Posted on October 20, 2008. Filed under: Auditing, General, Penetration Testing | Tags: , , , |

In an effort to deploy a new IPS I went out and started researching other peoples opinions on deploying IPS services. Specifically SNORT. There are several reasons I chose SNORT.
Snort is a great NIDS to use for a number of reasons. First, you really can’t beat the price: it’s free. Second, Snort is [...]

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How to catch the crook – Honeypots Background & Building

Posted on October 16, 2008. Filed under: General, Penetration Testing | Tags: , , , , |

The first step to understanding honeypots is defining what a honeypot is. This can be harder than it sounds. Unlike firewalls or Intrusion Detection Systems, honeypots do not solve a specific problem. Instead, they are a highly flexible tool that comes in many shapes and sizes. They can do everything from detecting encrypted attacks in [...]

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