Topic: Cyber security!
Discussion lead: Robin will start, then the floor is open to anyone and everyone
Physical location: Strathcona County Public Library, Maple Room; 401 Festival Lane Sherwood Park https://maps.app.goo.gl/yhBzVWn4UoVTGW1T7
Robin got the discussion started by giving a quick description of a few security tools that he is familiar with, and then we continued talking about various other security tools and utilities:
AIDE (advanced intrusion detection environment)
aide.github.io
file integrity checker
Snort
snort.org
network intrusion detection and intrusion prevention system
Zabbix
zabbix.com
network and IT infrastructure monitoring tool
Nessus (proprietary)
tenable.com
remote security / vulnerability scanner
ModSecurity
modsecurity.org
owasp.org/www-project-modsecurity
web application firewall
metasploit
metasploit.com
fail2ban
fail2ban.org
auto-ban IP after 3 failed attempts to remote log in
Graylog
graylog.org
log management and security analytics
veracrypt
veracrypt.fr
on-the-fly encryption
ClamAV
clamav.net
antivirus for linux
Lynis
cisofy.com/lynis
antivirus for linux
By the way, if you haven’t heard: Don’t use linux kernel commits for hypocritical security patches:
www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22410164/linux-kernel-university-of-minnesota-banned-open-source