To See the Network - Anasil Version 3 Released by Bartosz Lewandowicz
Anasil 3 - new functions: analysis of multi-component networks, network map, equipment inventory, remote management of computer resources. In its new incarnation, Anasil ceased to be a mere tool for network analysis, or, otherwise, a sniffer. The program features three main modules, which, on... We are holding discussions with a number of IT companies, including software resellers, network integrators, equipment suppliers and companies involved in implementation of security procedures, as well as Software Asset Management.

Internet Security Threats: Who Can Read Your Email? by Mark Brooks
Before being able to choose a secure Internet communication system, you need to understand the threats to your security. Since the beginning of the Internet there has been a naive assumption on the part of most email users that the only people who are reading their email are the people they are... Once a hacker has access to one computer in your network, or one computer on your ISP's network, he can then use a sniffer to analyze all the traffic on the network. ... It will record any conversation from any PC on the network." Just as the Internet has been flooded by a deluge of spam...

Penetration Testing on a Switched LAN by Brian Wilson
In this is article we will explore the presence of known vulnerabilities in switched LAN’s. I hope to open your eyes on some of the techniques & tools that can be freely downloaded and used to test your network. Let’s start out with some of the basics we see in most small to medium networks. ... Once you have gained access to the wireless network you will use a network sniffer like ethereal to capture packets. ... Sniffing/ Tapping the Network As I have stated above Ethereal is a very good (and free) network sniffer but there are many other protocol Sniffing tools on the internet many are...

Wireless Access Point Scanning Software by Eric Meyer
Wireless access point scanning software can mean one or two Things. first it could mean that you are trying to find wireless access points on a LAN to find their IP address. This can be used when you start a new job and you want to get a quick handle on if any one has wireless access points on... All this software will do is tell you the above information and signal strength Kismet and Airsnort – These fall into the wireless “sniffers” category, which are used to collect packets from wireless transmissions.

Search Technologies to Solve the Problem of Information Security by Alena Semeshko
Lately the problem of securing the information contained in the enterprise’s data space becomes more and more critical. It’s the information hidden from common access that is most valuable. Specialists in the field of information security distinguish two types of potential threats: external and... All the information in the local network gets indexed and becomes available for fast and quality full text search in it. ... Information leak is not always incompetent leaders’ or unqualified staff’s fault, more often the software installed on the enterprise and its shortcomings are to blame.

Security Risks and Ways to Decrease Vulnerabilities in a 802.11b Wireless Environment by Richard Johnson
Introduction This document explains topics relating to wireless networks. The main topics discussed include, what type of vulnerabilities exist today in 802.11 networks and ways that you can help prevent these vulnerabilities from happening. Wireless networks have not been around for many years. ... Network intrusion detection mode is the most complex and configurable configuration, allowing Snort to analyze network traffic for matches against a user defined rule set and perform several actions based upon what it sees.” http://www.snort.org/docs/writing_rules/chap1.html#tth_chAp1...

I Know What You Did Last Session: Basic Applied Cryptography by Jeremy Martin
While Janet was sitting in a cyber café sending emails to friends and surfing the web, there was a person sitting three tables away reading each email she sent before they ever got to the email server. During this period of time, the thief was able to get access to her bank account, passwords to... Some of the more popular tools used for wardriving are: Airopeek – a WiFi packet sniffer Airsnort - a WEP encryption key recovery tool Kismet - an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector Netstumbler - an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access is a new standard that...

Tips for Designing ZigBee Applications by John Sawyer
So you think you want to develop a ZigBee application, but you have some questions. What’s important in a ZigBee development? What tools do I need? What steps are involved? How much time will it take? What kind of investment is required? What are the unforeseen questions? ... The sensors communicate with full function network control devices that handle the routing of packets over the network. ... The network coordinator can then be programmed to periodically test the network to determine if the selected frequency remains the best option.

Design of Ideal Personal Firewall by David Matousek
Common concept This paragraph describes common concept of Windows personal firewalls. It is not necessary to implement the firewall in a similar way to have it secure . Common personal firewall is implemented as three or four separate components. Kernel driver The first part is kernel driver. ... Usually on the NDIS, TDI or both levels this driver checks every packet that comes in from the network or goes out to the network. ... The inbound protection means that packets sent from the Internet or local area network to your computer are filtered and only ports that you want to be open...