10 Essential Open Source Security Tools

There are thousands of open source security tools with both defensive and offensive security capabilities.The following are 10 essential security tools that will help you to secure your systems and networks. These open source security tools have been given the essential rating due to the fact that they are effective, well supported and easy to start getting value from.

Brutus ( Password Cracker)

Brutus is a remote online password cracker for windows, good for HTTP,POP3,FTP,SMB,Telnet and lots others.. it's also free. It is available for Windows 9x, NT and 2000, there is no UNIX version available although it is a possibility at some point in the future.