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Hacking: Tools of the Trade (Part 1)

Being in the computer security field means that you are always striving to stay current. You are always trying to learn new tools, and understand new exploits. That said there are also some tools that simply aren?t going to go away any time soon and are really necessary to learn. Over the course of this three part series we will look at some of the best known hacking tools. After all, it pays dividends to know just how your enemy works and more specifically with what.

Computer security and system administration are not really all that different. They both have an end state of having a fully functional network. Both of these jobs take a different approach to reach the goal, but largely have more in common than not. One of the commonalities is the use of tools. It could be a tool designed by Microsoft to help the system administrator?s life or a third party offering. The same applies to computer security and the many tools used in that field of endeavor. One tool that both jobs share is a protocol analyzer. This handy tool helps iron out both network problems and discover potential security issues.

So we have a common theme of tools helping the computer professional out. What I shall do over the course of this three part article series is cover what I would consider some of the ?must know? tools for the security world. Seeing as some of these tools have installation quirks I shall detail how you install these tools as well. Furthermore, I will cover some usage examples for the tool and why the tool is important to know. With the baseline of tools detailed in this article series you will also be able to experiment with them in your home computer lab. The tools covered here will allow you to do packet crafting, packet sniffing, port binding, and other neat stuff. With that said, let's get on with it! Tools of the Trade (Part 1)

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