It's the same joke at work, most of us do not like Microsoft security but it keeps us employed (despite their efforts to taint the industry). ----------------------- Mike Vasquez wrote: > I think it was more as a statement regarding the maturity of security > tools on each platform. for instance, for wireless, linux has far > more tools, and a wider variety, for that work, than windows, and the > tools have fewer limitations... and that's an opinion from an > mcse+i/mcdba/mcse:security. > > so more often than not, for research/security work: linux good/windows > bad. not as a statement regarding which platform is better in > general, or more secure, etc. just simply from the vantage point of > needed to do security work. > > On 7/2/07, *Stack Smasher* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > You have to understand the laptop and OS are just tools to obtain > whatever information you need. Linux and Window$ are just a way of > running applications to help you achieve your goal. Don't think of > Linux as "Good" and "Windows" as bad as far as security is > concerned. Its the mis-configured system and network in general > that make it insecure. Not only that, windows keeps us security > guys employed ; ) > > > -- > > "If you see me laughing, you better have backups" > > > > > > On 7/2/07, * Joshua Ogle* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Thanks for the input. I'm not just starting out on capturing > packets or > anything -- after all, I'm doing research and writing about > something very > related -- it's just that in a Windows environment I know very > little > about how to do things. I'm a Linux guy when it comes to this > kind of > activity and I know that it's typically very difficult to do > things > "right" as far as security testing goes in a Windows environment. > Unfortunately, given the circumstances of the research, I am > only able to > use a Windows-based laptop, but I've now found (thanks to a > contributer to > the list) a live CD which will help with get into a Linux > environment to > do the work. > > Thanks again to you and the others for your input. > > -Josh > > > This is not the place to ask for a scooby snack or hand > holding without > > getting attacked with a flamethrower, try the link below. > They are very > > helpful to those just starting out. > > > > http://www.binrev.com/forums/ > > > > > > > > -- > > "If you see me laughing, you better have backups" > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7/2/07, Joshua Ogle <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > >> > >> Heya, > >> > >> For some research I'm doing I need to capture packets using > my laptop in > >> a > >> public space. What is the best wireless card for doing so > which will > >> work > >> with most of the packet capturing software on Windows, such > as Ethereal? > >> > >> Thanks in advance for the help. > >> > >> -Josh > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > >> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > >> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > <http://secunia.com/> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > "If you see me laughing, you better have backups" > > > > > > > > -- > > "If you see me laughing, you better have backups" > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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