Software

Cisco (DNS)

Nagios (Remote System Monitoring)

Netflow, nfdump, nfsen (Network Traffic Monitoring)

Rapid7 (Vulnerability Scanning)

Snort & Suricata (Network Intrusion)

Wazuh (Host Intrusion & Logging)

Ansible/Ubuntu/Debian (OS Tips & Tricks)

Miscellaneous

  • Auto Hot Key
  • Derik’s Boot & Nuke – Free Hard Drive eraser utility.
  • ddclient – Auto update a remote DNS server.
  • GNS3 – Cisco Router Config simulator.
  • KillDisk – Hard drive eraser.
  • MetaSploit – Pen testing software.
  • Monit – Linux Service Monitoring. (Send emails & restart services)
  • Nessus – Vulnerability Scanner (Free for home use).
  • nmap – Network analyzer. (Check for open ports, running services, etc.)
  • Notepad++ – Free Windows text editor program.
  • OpenDNS – A free online proxy server. Block unwanted categories of sites.
  • Process Explorer – An advanced task manager.
  • PuTTY – a command line terminal.
  • Putty Key Generator – Generate public & private keys.
  • Samba – Windows to Linux transfer utility.
  • Windows SysInternals – Various utilities programs for Microsoft.
  • Wazuh – A Logging and SIEM alert application.
  • Wireshark – Network analyzer (packet sniffer).