Re: LAN auditing???

From: Greg Brown (greg@socal.rr.com)
Date: 09/30/02


From: "Greg Brown" <greg@socal.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 11:47:26 -0700


Check out GFI LAN Guard.

http://www.gfisoftware.com/lannetscan/index.htm

Free for non-commercial use. You're a student right? :-)

"John" <John@nospam.msn.com> wrote in message
news:12e801c268a2$5a326d00$2ae2c90a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the response.
>
> Well, cheaper is always better when budget is concerned.
> I know that they aren't going to want to hire outside
> help.
>
> I know most of the lockdown stuff when it comes to patches
> and commen sense...I am looking for programs like back
> orfice, and netbus, and basically any backdoors that could
> be installed. I mean, this network was really insecure.
>
> Anything other suggestions?
>
> Thanks again!
>
> John
> >-----Original Message-----
> >You don't mention your budget, which is a big factor...
> >
> >You could hire consultants, like Meta Security Group, and
> >they will find every hole you have.
> >
> >You can look into products from companies like ISS. (I
> >would try searching on Google for something
> like "security
> >network scan NT").
> >
> >You can read books like Hacking Exposed, and spend all
> day
> >everyday visiting hacker and security websites to learn
> >all you can.
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Hello everyone! I was wondering if anyone had any
> ideas,
> >>or knew about a product that would allow a good thorough
> >>security audit of my LAN.
> >>
> >>I just took over the position on network admin at my
> >>company, and the person that I am replacing wasn't that
> >>security smart. I basically want to go over every bit
> of
> >>the network and look for backdoors and stuff like that.
> >>
> >>We have Norton Anti-Virus, and that seems to get most of
> >>the main virus's. Is there anything else that I should
> >do
> >>as far as auditing?
> >>
> >>TIA'
> >>John
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >



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  • SecurityFocus Microsoft Newsletter #50
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  • << SBS News of the week - Sept 26 >>
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    (microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000)
  • Re: << SBS News of the week - Sept 26 >>
    ... > And he points to the info you need to put the file on the server in the ... > at the network perimeter. ... The Symantec Firewall/VPN and the Gateway Security ... An attacker can exploit these flaws in tandem via specially ...
    (microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000)
  • << SBS News of the week - Sept 26 >>
    ... And he points to the info you need to put the file on the server in the ... at the network perimeter. ... The Symantec Firewall/VPN and the Gateway Security ... by the firewall at risk. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)