16 Hand-picked Security Tools

Internet (7)

Open Source (7)

Programming Languages (5)

C (2), C++ (2), PHP (2), ...

Protocols (1)

HTTP (1)

Resources (1)

Articles (1), Links (1)

Services (4)

Web-based Services (4)

Software Engineering (5)

Programming (5)

• Nessus   - Open-source vulnerability scanner

  Own description: "Tenable Network Security"

• Snort   - Open Source Network Intrusion Detection System.

  Own description: "Snort :: Home Page"

• Libsafe   - Buffer overflow detection library for Linuy by Avaya Labs.

  Own description: "Networked systems research focuses on delivering secure, reliable, high-quality IP communications over wired and wireless networks."

• Gibson Research   - Information on computer security, and some tools to check for security holes.

  Own description: "Steve Gibson's and Gibson Research Corporation's Web homepage."

• Internet Security Systems   - Security research, products and services.

  Own description: "Internet Security Systems Home"

• aSSL, Ajax Secure Service Layer   - Establishes encrypted connections between browser and server.

  Own description: "aSSL - Ajax Secure Service Layer"