Resources

There's a wide range of interest and experience in our group. Brief bios of some of the members appear here, as well as a survey of some of our favorite tools. We're happy to help with security questions, from usage of well known tools to specifics of various fields in the information security arena. Our interests are varied, but include the following:

• Forensics
• Cryptography (hardware and software)
• Operating Systems
• Penetration Tests
• Audits
• Security management / operations
• Various security-related wireless features
• Honeypots/Honeynets

Most requests for help should have some evidence that the person asking has already used the usual sources (such as books, man pages, and search engines).

Major vendor patches, and tools we like. Here is a useful site we recommend.

List Members: Brief Biographical Data

• Lynda True (aka Etaoin Shrdlu) has more than 20 years experience in the development of information systems, with particular emphasis on security. She has participated in the development of vulnerability assessment methods and tools, at various private companies. Ms. True is most proud of knowledge of various obscure networking protocols, including ChaosNet (invented at MIT).

  At various times, she has also participated in mailing lists whose content is focused on security and privacy.