https://github.com/qeeqbox/security-tools-and-technologies

https://github.com/qeeqbox/security-tools-and-technologies

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/qeeqbox/security-tools-and-technologies
• Owner: qeeqbox
• License: agpl-3.0
• Created: 2024-01-28T23:44:11.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-28T23:44:36.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-16T05:55:51.367Z (5 months ago)
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• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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### Protocol Analyzer

A tool or device for capturing and analyzing packets of data traveling in a communication channel

*   Wireshark is an open-source packet analyzer

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### Switched Port Analyzer

Also called port mirroring, it copies all traffic from one interface or VLAN to another interface for analysis by a network analyzer

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### Network Scanner

A tool for probing a network or systems

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### Rogue System Detection

A tool that uses passive or active network discovery techniques to detect unauthorized systems connected to a network

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### Network Mapping

A version of Network Scanner that's used for creating a diagram of network

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### Password Cracker

It is a tool that uses trial and error to crack passwords

*   Dictionary attack

*   Bruteforce attack

*   Rainbow table attack

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### Vulnerability Scanner

It's a tool that assesses systems, networks, or applications for known weaknesses

*   Nessus

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### Compliance Scanner

A tool that assesses a target against a set of rules as per security standards

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### Exploitation Framework

A set of tools for exploiting vulnerabilities in a system 

*   Metasploit Framework

*   CORE IMPACT

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### Data Sanitization Tool

A tool that's used for removing or destroying data completely from a device

*   WipeDrive

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### Honeypot

Is a decoy application or system that's used as bait to trap threat actors

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### Passive vs Active tools

Passive tools do not interact with the target

Active tools do interact with the target

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### Host-Based Firewall

A firewall software that is installed directly on a computer

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### Network-Based Firewall 

A firewall software that is installed at the perimeter of the network (It functions on the network level)

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### Firewalls

*   Proxy firewall

*   Stateful inspection firewall

*   Next-generation firewall (NGFW)

*   Unified threat management (UTM) firewall

*   Virtual firewall

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### Instruction Detection System (IDS)

It's a tool for monitoring malicious activity or policy violations

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### Host-based Instruction Detection System (HIDS)

It's an IDS installed on the host to monitor malicious activity or policy violations

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### Network-based Instruction Detection System (NIDS)

It's an IDS that monitors network traffic for malicious activity or policy violations

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### Instruction Prevention System

It's a tool that blocks malicious activity

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### Host-based Instruction Prevention System (HIPS)

It's an IPS installed on the host that blocks malicious activity

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### Network-based Instruction Prevention System NIPS

It's an IPS that blocks malicious network traffic

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### Anti-Malware

It's a software that scans, identifies, and eliminates malware from an infected system (It protects the system)

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### File Integrity Check 

It's a technology that monitors and detects file changes

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### Command-Line Tools 

*   cat/head/tail/get-content

    *   Prints content of a file onto the standard output

*   grep/findstr/select-string

    *   Searches a file for a pattern of characters

*   ping/pathping/hping/test-netconnection

    *   Sends echo requests

*   ifconfig/ipconfig/ip/get-netipconfiguration/get-netipaddress

    *   Views or changes the network interfaces configuration

*   tracert/traceroute

    *   Traces the path packet to reach its target

*   nslookup/dig/host/dnsenum/resolve-dnsname

    *   Obtains DNS records

*   arp/get-netneighbor

    *   displays the ARP table

*   ps/tasklist/get-process

    *   Lists running processes

*   netstat/lsof

    *   Lists network activities

*   route/get-netroute

    *   Views and edits network routing tables

*   curl/wget/netcat/ncat/nc

    *   Reads and writes data

*   iptables

    *   Creates firewall rules

*   chmod

    *   Changes access mode of a file

*   dd

    *   Copies raw data from one source to another

*   ftk-imager

    *   Creates accurate copies of the original evidence

*   wireshark

    *   Protocl Analyzer

*   autopsy

    *   Disc image analysis

*   pestudio

    *   Analyzes PE statically

*   procmon

    *   Captures and displays system and network activity

*   metasploit

    *   Penetration testing framework

*   burpsuite

    *   Performs security testing of web applications

*   beef

    *   Browser exploitation framework

*   nmap

    *   Network discovery and security auditing

*   hashcat

    *   Password cracker

*   armitage

    *   Cyber attack management tool