With all the media coverage recently, I thought I just throw out some quick tips to getting started…
Ports
- 21 – FTP
- 53 – DNS
- 80 – HTTP
- 110 – POP3
- 135 – Windows RPC
- 137 – Windows NetBIOS
Tools
- Brutus – messaging tool
- QualisGaurd – Windows Tool
- Cain & Abel – Messaging/Windows Cracking Tool
- OmniPeek – Networking Tool
- ophcrack – Passwords
- NetStumbler – Networking Tool
- Wireshark – Networking Tool
- Aircrack NG – Packet Sniffing
- Rainbow Crack – Password Tool
- Metasploit – Exploit Tool
- Google Hacking Database – Information
- Nmap – Exploit Tool
- PuTTY – SSH
AnonOps
Happy fun times with all these tools, there are some very expensive commercial tools for network security professionals available. However, I would play around with some free tools first and find out if it’s for you before purchasing/pirating any of that software.