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Security Tools: READ THIS FIRST

The tabs above list tools and some tutorials for their use. All of the tools presented are open source and free for download. Visit Sectools for a more comprehensive list.

For a full functionality penetration testing, security-enhanced operating system, try Backtrack 4. BackTrack contains many of the utilities you might be looking for. It includes utilities for packet sniffing, network mapping, privilege escalation, digital forensics, vulnerability scanning, etc. Among the utilities included are: Wireshark, Ettercap, Metasploit, Kismet, Nmap, Hydra, and RFMON.

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Security Research Databases and Blogs

SANS Reading Room
White papers on computer security, especially about mechanisms behind attacks.
ISS Research by Xforce
Extensive research paper database, handles a lot of penetration testing.
CERT Network Situational Awareness
As expressed on the website, "the goal is to quantitatively characterize threats and targeted intruder activity." Good source for statistics and case studies.
Krebs on Security
Very up-to-date and frequent security updates.
Scheiner on Security
Deals with physical as well as cyber security.
Renesys Blog
Maintained by the employees of Renesys, this blog deals mosltly with internet, engineering, and security issues.

Faculty Websites

Department of Computer Science
University of New Orleans, Department of Computer Science
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Computer Science at the University of New Orleans
Dr. Vassil Roussev: Web Page
Includes links to his publications, focusing on digital forensics.

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Associate Prof. Vassil Roussev:
E-mail: vassil@cs.uno.edu
Telephone: 504-280-6045