Cisco Secure IDS is a network-based intrusion detection system that uses a signature database to trigger intrusion alarms. What are the best free and open source alternatives?
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Category: Security
Avast! – antivirus protection
Avast! Antivirus is an anti-virus program. It’s a multi-award winning solution to virus protection, with anti-spyware and anti-rootkit software.
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AMaViS – high-performance interface
AMaViS (A Mail Virus Scanner) scans e-mail attachments for viruses using third-party virus scanners available for UNIX environments.
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cryptmount – managing encrypted file systems
cryptmount is a software tool for managing encrypted file systems under Linux. cryptmount is free and open source software.
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Sguil – network security monitoring
Sguil (pronounced sgweel) is an analyst console for network security monitoring. Sguil consist of three main components.
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Smart Sign – smartcard based digital signature
Smart Sign provides software suitable for smartcard based digital signature and both local and remote authentication security services.
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Turtle Firewall – firewall software
Turtle Firewall allows you to realize a Linux firewall in a simply and fast way. Turtle Firewall starts up like every other Linux service at boot time.
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MCrypt – encryption software
MCrypt is a replacement for the old crypt package and crypt command, with extensions.
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TrueCrypt – on-the-fly encryption
TrueCrypt is a software application used for on-the-fly encryption (OTFE). It can create a “file-hosted container” or write a partition.
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Wipe – secure file wiping utility
Wipe is a secure file wiping utility. It is based on work by Peter Gutmann.
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ODESSA – Open Digital Evidence Search and Seizure Architecture
ODESSA is the Open Digital Evidence Search and Seizure Architecture, a cross-platform framework for performing Computer Forensics and Incident Response.
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Poptop – PPTP server
Poptop is an open source implementation of a PPTP server. PPTP stands for Point to Point Tunneling Protocol.
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Nemesis – command-line network packet crafting and injection utility
Nemesis is a command-line network packet crafting and injection utility. The suite is useful for scripting of injected packets from simple shell scripts.
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Tiger – security audit and intrusion detection tool
Tiger is a security tool that can be use both as a security audit and intrusion detection system.
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Sniffdet – remote sniffer detection tool/library
Sniffdet is an implementation of a set of tests for remote sniffers detection in TCP/IP network environments.
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