Fyodor's Top 100 Network Security Tools

TheViewFromTheGround writes "Fyodor of nmap fame has released a top 100 list of network security tools, based on a poll of the nmap-hackers list, each with a handy synopsis and useful information about source-code availablity and OS-compatibility. The last version of this survey was published in 2003."

Script interpreters = security tools?

[xxxJonBoyxxx]

#26 Perl / Python / Ruby : Portable, general-purpose scripting languages

Script interpreters = security tools? For that matter, why isn't VBS high on the list then; all sorts of degenerate virus authors have shown that VBS can be quite powerful (and do all sorts of interesting network bits too).

Re:What about social engineering?

[deadhammer]

Ah yes, but SumDeuxExMachine could have easily claimed well over five grand in damages by simply stating that his whole computer was considered "unsecure" and by listing the total cost of all software and hardware related to his computer (and all computers on his entire network and their software) at an only *slightly* inflated cost, thus driving the "damages" into the tens of thousands easily. Fyodoor was lucky that the individual responsible was doing rather shady business with his equipment (and likely had tons of illegal mp3s/warez/etc.) so that he couldn't report the intrusion. Try that against a corporation with enough money to hire a full legal team and watch what happens.