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Firewalls

Home PC Firewall Guide
 

Platform Product Company Trial Available? Price
Linux FrazierWall Linux Ken Frazier N/A Free
Linux NetMax Firewall Cybernet Systems Corp. Onsite demo $139
Linux SecurPoint Firewall Securepoint Security Solutions N/A Free
Linux Sentry Firewall CD Sentry Network Security N/A Free
Linux SmoothWall GPL SmoothWall Limited N/A Free
Macintosh Firewall X2 Pliris Yes $35
Macintosh Impasse Glucose Development Corp. Yes $10
Macintosh IPNetSentry Sustainable Softworks Yes $35
Macintosh NetBarrier Integro Yes $75
Macintosh Personal Firewall for Mac Symantec Corp. Yes $70
Windows Black ICE PC Protection Internet Security Systems Yes $39
Windows McAfee Personal Firewall Network Associates Yes $30 annually
Windows Sygate Personal Firewall SyGate Technologies, Inc. N/A Free for pers. use; $20 for business use
Windows Tiny Personal Firewall Tiny Software, Inc. Yes $39
Windows Zone Alarm Pro Zone Labs, Inc. Yes $49
Windows Zone Alarm Zone Labs, Inc. Yes Free
Windows  Esafe Aladdin N/A Free

Corporate Security Information Management & Firewall Software

netForensics
e-Security NetIQ
Secure Computing has, supposedly, the world's most secure firewall and VPN gateway, Sidewinder.

Other Security Software

Disconnect

ZDNET's: Firewalls

Tcp View (sysinternals)

ZDNET'S: PC Security Software

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

The WhiteHat Aviator™ Web Browser

All-in-One Security Suites: Chat Transcript (6/5/06: The Washington Post)
Heidi's: eraser

anti-keyloggers

A stash of anti-hacking freeware.

Computer User's: Naked on the Net

Active@ Kill Disk - Hard Drive Eraser

SNORT FAQ tells you how to use this application.

caleb15.com/intrusion points to a collection of various software-based intrusion security tools.
EP Dump Scanner lists the services your machine has made available on various ports via Microsoft's DCOM protocol.

Avoid Aviator browser if you care about security and privacy, Google warns: A public spat between WhiteHat Security and Google has erupted over the open-source Aviator browser.(1/12/2015)

Site Advisor - "since March McAfee has been offering a browser plug-in that works with Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer. SiteAdvisor puts a little rectangular button in the bottom corner of the browser. If a site you're visiting is safe, the SiteAdvisor button stays green. When you visit a questionable Web site the button turns red or yellow (depending on the risk level) and a little balloon expands with details on why SiteAdvisor has rated the site as such." ( The Dangerous Side of Search Engines(5/26/06: The Washington Post))

Kaspersky's: Anti-Viral Toolkit Pro is THE best anti-virus software that I've ever used.

Tambu UDP Scrambler - User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports are one of the first points of entry hackers look for. This not only acts as a fake UDP port, it can also be used to cripple attackers' machines through a handy program called UDP flooder. All kinds of other hacking/fighting back tools are on this site. It is not recommended for use where this is illegal.

Marty Roesch’s Snort
is the most popular open-source intrusion detection software. It "has up-to-date intrusion detection (signature, etc.) rule files, a very large and happy user base, free user support forums, and commercial support service available. It allows installation with a MySQL database as an option, allowing alerts and related information to become accessible via ordinary SQL-related tools for user-defined analysis. It can also be installed with an analysis tool called ACID (Analysis Console for Intrusion Databases)." 

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It allows installation with a MySQL database as an option, allowing alerts and related information to become accessible via ordinary SQL-related tools for user-defined analysis. It can also be installed with an analysis tool called ACID (Analysis Console for Intrusion Databases)."

Stalking Reports

FINDLAW's: Resource list for cyberstalking issues.
National Center for Victims of Crime's state-by-state guide on stalking. Cyberstalking: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe Online

Links Pages

Fraud Theft, Tax Evasion, Etc. Links

Google: Computers > Security > Biometrics > Diverse Resources
Subseven News Index

about.com's: Internet / Network Security

Certification Materials, Sites

SANS GIAC Certified Intrusion Detection Analyst Practical.doc

The CISSP and SSCP Open Study Guides Web Site

Free, downloadable, CISSP and SSCP Certification examination study guides

SANS GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) Exam

Evaluating Network Intrusion Detection Signatures, Pt. 1

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