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Links Page

 

Hopefully the links below will prove a good starting point for any Vulnerability Assessment/ Penetration Testing information you require across a number of different specialisations.

 

Vulnerability Information

 

The following sites are an excellent resource for Vulnerability Information:

 

Exploits Information

 

The following sites are an excellent resource for obtaining exploits or information about them:

 

  • Securiteam :- Exploits are sorted by year and must be downloaded individually.

  • SecurityForest :- Updated via CVS after initial install.

  • GovernmentSecurity :- Need to create and account to obtain access.

  • Red Base Security :- Oracle Exploit site only.

  • WVE :- Wireless Exploit Site.

  • PacketStorm Security :- Exploits downloadable by month and year but no indexing carried out.

  • SecWatch :- Exploits sorted by year and month, download separately.

  • SecurityFocus :- Exploits must be downloaded individually.

  • Metasploit :- Install and regularly update via svn.

  • Milw0rm :- Exploit archived indexed and sorted by port download as a whole - The one to go for!

 

Security Info - General

  • Talisker:- Large index of IT Sy resources, including a glossary of Intrusion Detection and Prevention systems.  

  • The Register:- Offers news, views, opinions and reviews on what's latest in the IT industry.

  • LogicallySecure:- IT Security forum, providing useful updates on News and VA and Pen Test Tools.

  • Security Database:- Excellent portal gathering information on Security Tools and advisories etc.

 

Security Scanners

  • Nessus:- Security scanner for Linux, BSD, Solaris, and other flavours of Unix.

  • GFI:- LANguard Network Security Scanner is a security & port scanner tool to audit network security.

  • Insecure:- Developers of NMAP, a network port scanner and service detector offering stealth SYN scan, ping sweep, FTP bounce, UDP scan etc.

  • SARA:- SARA is a comprehensive network security scanner.

  • Sensepost: - Makers of quality web application and general security scanning software, both free and commercial.

  • Nikto:- A web server scanner which performs comprehensive tests against web servers for multiple items, including dangerous files/CGIs.

  • THC:- Website for various exploits and hacking (and Vulnerability Assessment) tools including Hydra and Amap.

  • NStalker:- NStalker provides a comprehensive Web Application Scanning suite.

 

Oracle - General

  • Integrigy:- A leader in Application Security for Enterprise, Mission Critical Applications.

  • Pete Finnigan:- Oracle and Oracle Security papers, Tools, Links and Information from an Oracle security expert.

  • Redbase Security:- Red-Database-Security GmbH is specialised in Oracle security.

 

Wireless - General

  • WirelessDefence:- Site provided for Wireless (802.11a/b/g) LAN Security Auditors and Penetration Testers.

  • NetStumbler:- Includes news, access point mapping, and software.

  • Russwill:- Wireless distro - Russix. How-To's on breaking WEP/ WPA and general wireless information.

 

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