There's a plethora of Cyber Security tools available on the
Internet, but I've come up with a top 10 list of my favorite tools which I feel
are beneficial for any Cybersecurity Professional.
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The Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET): A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that
aids organizations in protecting their cyber assets. Loaded with a variety of standards (NIST,
NERC, ISO, DoD, etc), that can be selected and used to scan security assurance
levels of systems. The software
generates a detailed report which indicates areas that can be improved.
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Microsoft Security Essentials: A free tool provided by Microsoft to aid in
protecting against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Easy to install, update, and runs in the
background so it's not intrusive to end-users.
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Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+: Free Anti-spyware and Ant-Virus software;
features download protection, sandboxing, and advanced detection.
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RootkitRemover:
A free, stand-alone McAfee product which is used to detect and remove
complex rootkits and associated malware.
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Wireshark: A free, open-source network protocol analyzer. Wireshark is a great tool for network
troubleshooting and analysis. It's
user-friendly with a graphical frond-end.
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NMAP: A
free and open-source tool for network discovery and security auditing. This is a must have tool for Cyber Security.
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Leviathan
Auditor: A network auditing and
penetration tool which works on (and against) Microsoft machines. Leviathan can enumerate: users, local groups,
shares, hidden shares, transports, installed services, registry and more.
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THC-Hydra:
A free, open-source network logon cracker. Easy to use and one of the faster network
logon crackers.
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Cain & Abel:
A password recovery tool for Microsoft operating systems. Can be used to sniff networks, crack
encrypted passwords via dictionary, brute force, and cryptanalysis attacks. It can also capture VoIP conversations,
decode scrambled passwords, capture and crack wireless networking keys.
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BackTrack Linux:
Hands down my favorite technical security tool. BackTrack is the one-stop-shop of security
tools. It can be installed to a PC or
run from a Live CD distribution. Installing
BackTrack, and utilizing Metasploit, NMAP, and Nessus, and it's one of the
greatest tools a security professional could hope for!
Also, two great sites to peruse for an abundance of tools (many
of them free) are:
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References:
Ad-Aware Free
Antivirus+. Retrieved 22 July, 2012,
from: http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php?t=overview
Backtrack
Linux: Retrieved 22 July, 2012, from: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/
Cain &
Able. Retrieved 22 July, 2012, from: http://www.oxid.it/cain.html
Control Systems
Security Program (CSSP): CSET. Retrieved
22 July, 2012, from: http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/satool.html
Leviathan
Auditor. Retrieved 22 July, 2012, from: http://leviathan.sourceforge.net/
Microsoft Security
Essentials. Retrieved 22 July, 2012,
from: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials
NMAP. Retrieved 22 July, 2012, from: http://nmap.org/
RootkitRemover. Retrieved 22 July, 2012, from: http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/rootkitremover.aspx
SecTools.org: Top
125 Network Security Tools. Retrieved 22
July, 2012, from: http://sectools.org/
THC-Hydra. Retrieved 22 July, 2012, from: http://freeworld.thc.org/thc-hydra/
Wireshark. Retrieved 22 July, 2012, from: http://www.wireshark.org/
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