On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Rajagopal Swaminathan <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings > > On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Dhana Sekar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Tool of the Day: Wireshark >> > > IIRC, I saw nmap also in the TOD posts > > While these tools are deadly poweful and useful, I have found that to use > them corporate environments, one has to go through the maze (hell?) of > approvals and authorisations.
Only authorized admins / auditors > Many organizations have a distinct policy for usage of such probing and > evesdropping tools. > > If you ever try to run them, an alert network monitoring team can be > breathing down your neck within no time. > > Remember, a knife is a knife as tool. but any tool can be used both ways. +1. Totally agree. > > So please be _VERY_ careful and confident before you use them. > > just my 2p +1 Better a 2p advice than let some irresponsible member think that these tools can be used without any legal/financial consequences. I recall a couple of years ago, there was a discussion (in this list) about nmap, where an over enthusiastic member was contemplating a nmap scan on popular web sites (hopefully he did not). Note to OP - please put in a caveat emptor that such tools are to be used with utmost care / responsibility and at their own risk. -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
