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are a number of aspects to protecting your system. Different users use
different plattforms, apps, tools etc. Moreover, attackers can come
calling from various sources and you have to ensure that vulnerabilities
are always plugged. This is why you need apps that can take care of
these tasks for you. And while you're at it, you might as well go open
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Communication and File Sharing: Security during communication and file sharing over networks is of the utmost importance nowadays. Security applications nowadays use top of the line encryption techniques in order to protect your data from attackers. Some of these apps even provide military grade encryption on your data.
1. Mute
2. Waste
3. ANts P2P
Data Removal: Your computer keeps a record of the data that you remove from it, which is why deleted data can often be retrieved. If you want to ensure that the data can never be brought back then these apps will come in handy.
4. Eraser
5. Darik's Boot and Nuke
6. Wipe
7. AxCrypt
8. Mac GNU Privacy Guard
9. WinPT
10. PeaZip
11. MCrypt
12. Keyring for PalmOS
13. Hide in Picture
14. Steghide
15. GPGrelay
16. MailCrypt
17. Open Signature
18. Crypt
File Transfer: This app offers a basic file manager and can handle both SFTP and FTP file transfers. Attackers often try to steal data when files are being transferred between users. Apps like WinSCP help ensure that your data is protected.
19. WinSCP
Firewalls/Network Gateways: One of the favourite ways for any attackers to steal data is by attacking entire networks. This gives them access to number of systems and hence a bigger amount of data. The following security apps provide various kinds and levels of security for your network.
20. IPCop
21. ShellTer
22. Endian Firewall Community
23. Untangle
24. Devil-Linux
25. Turtle Firewall
26. Shorewall
27. FireHOL
28. Sentry Firewall
29. Vuurmuur
Forensics: While computer forensics sounds like a task that would come in handy for policework alone, this isn't true. System administrators need to ensure that users aren't performing malicious activities or doing anything that might put the system at risk. Forensics apps allow admins to trace deleted data, track last activity etc.
30. ODESSA
31. Live View
Internet Security Suites: The internet is the most common source for malware. Most people don't even realise when their systems have been affected.
32. Winpooch
33. DemocraKey
Intrusion Detection: Intrusion detection is one of the key tasks for a system administrator. Attackers can get in and out of your system without even giving you a hint of what has happened. That is why security apps that detect intruders are so important.
34. Snort
35. AFICK (Another File Integrity Checker)
36. snort_inline
Log File Analyzers: Firewalls and other security apps have log files that tell you about what they have been doing. These log files, though important, can not be read and understood by everyone. That is where log file analysers come in. They tell you what information the log files are giving you.
37. AWStats
38. IPtables Log Analyzer
Network Monitoring: These applications monitor your network and provide valuable information on the various IP addresses etc.
39. Angry IP Scanner
40. Winfingerprint
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