Security and Hacking Tools

In this two part series I will discuss and demonstrate the creation of an inline security and content filtration system built on FreeBSD 7.0...

In many of my past writings I have mentioned using Sguil and have been an avid user of the solution. On that front, I would like to extend...

After much adeau, here it is! Instructions for usage are quite simple, dd it to your usb thumb drive (the drive, not a partition or it will...

I am pleased to announce the release of HeX 1.0.3, release info is below. Thanks to the entire development team for their dedication and h...

Russ McRee has written a nice piece about the HeX Live project and the included NSM-Console in his 'toolsmith' section of the ISS...

While I have not yet had time to create images for multiple Virtualization technologies, I did finish the image for VMware. Please obtain i...

Unfortunately, the previous HeX 1.0.2 LiveUSB image was not the proper release, thanks to those that pointed this out. This has since been ...

As I have been away on holiday, I have been unable to release the next iteration of the HeX LiveUSB tool . Let this post serve to remediate...

I need to amend my previous posting about the usage of Oinkmaster to automate and manage your Snort rules. I had added in the simple scrip...

After receiving numerous requests to create a HeX Live USB Key Image, I have completed it. This image includes all of the standard tools t...

As the title indicates and as I have wanted to write about for some time now, ever since I noticed that the MySpace login page is not prote...

I am pleased to announce the release of the HeX Virtual Appliance! To facilitate quick and easy use of the tools that are built into the HeX...

So, due to several flaws that people were experiencing with HeX 1.0R we are releasing an updated version (1.0.1). The fixes in this version...

The openpacket.org beta site is live (and has been for a while, but I did not think to post about it) :-\ This site is the brainchild of Ri...

A fter 6 months of heavy development and debugging I am pleased to announce the release of the HeX Live CD 1.0 Release. What is HeX Live? ...

F or all of you anxious packet monkeys out there, the HeX LiveCD 1.0R will soon be available. We are running through extensive tests and bu...

Excerpt from geek00l: For all the HeX liveCD users out there, we have been developing this liveCD for quite sometimes and I have received s...

So, as the title implies this is the first in a multi-part series discussing a network security toolkit built on Open Source. The system th...