As we all know, not everyone is fortunate enough to have a blank cheque for security-related procurement and implementation. Making the best of your allocated budget may at times call for primary or supplementary solutions that are freely available. This strategy cuts procurement time completely out of the loop as well. Here's a list of security tools available on the Web for free that you should add to your toolbox.
BartPE: Preinstalled Environment Troubled by that incessant spyware or virus that just doesn't seem to go away? Need a way to troubleshoot a system without booting the operating system installed on it? BartPE and the right plug-ins will let you do this. www.nu2.nu/pebuilder
Snort: Open Source Intrusion Detection System Arguably the world's most used Intrusion Detection System. Both Windows and Linux binaries are available. www.snort.org
VMWare Server: A virtual environment It finally happened: VMWare is available for free. Patch management, QA, vulnerability remediation testing and other daily activities are now available without a significant capital investment. VMWare also offers images of various environments, configurations and operating systems available for download (they're called "appliances") and ready to use in conjunction with the main product. Just download, point VMWare to the image and test away! www.vmware.com/products/server
DataRescue's IDA Pro Freeware 4.3 disassembler and debugger Although not posted on the DataRescue site any more, the free version of their utility will turn up with a quick Google dig. Try www.programmersheaven.com/
OllyDbg disassembler and debugger Probably the world's most used debugger disassembler. Gives most commercial debuggers a good run for their money. www.ollydbg.de
eEye Digital Security's Binary Diffing Suite A good, free suite of binary diffing tools you can use to see the effect that a released patch may have on your environment. Read the Web site, as there are some platform dependencies. research.eeye.com/html/tools/RT20060801-1.html Cygwin: Linux-like environment for Windows Need to run some scripts or programs that previously ran only under Linux? Do you miss your Linux command line when running Windows? www.cygwin.com
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Nagios: An open-source host, service and network monitoring program Not for security only, but Nagios can be used to monitor for events that typically have security implications. This is one that both the CIO and CISO will agree upon. www.nagios.org
iptables and Firewall Builder: Firewall and Management Interface Don't have the deep pockets for a Checkpoint, Cisco or Juniper? iptables comes with most Linux distributions. Not comfortable using a command line to manage it? Firewall Builder is an intuitive way to install and manage the rule set. Get a couple of credit card CDs, create a bootable distribution, and you've got a firewall in your pocket. www.iptables.org and www.fwbuilder.org
Apache SpamAssassin: Fight Spam at the Gateway Not really a secret to most people. With the right configuration this is difficult to beat no matter how much you spend on an antispam solution. spamassassin.apache.org/index.html
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