[H-GEN] tracking network usage

[irwa82 at froggy.com.au]

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>What advice can ppl
>give me to increase my logging capabilities too, so that I have a very
>good idea (instead of just the standard install that redhat puts in) of
>what goes in and out of my gateway machine?

Hi,

I have heard of 2 tools that I intend to look into when I get some spare
time. They don't directly relate to logging but are security related tools.

1. Tripwire. This is a program that will email you if any important log
files or system programs change etc which can help identify possible
cracker attacks. 

2. Nessus. This is a program that trys to crack into your system and is
designed to help test the security of your machines.

The above explainations are my current understanding of what the 2 programs
do I haven't looked into it properly yet and am only relaying what I have
heard.

Hope this helps.


Kind Regards,
Anthony Irwin

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