Sources of Security Incident Information and Tools

CERT
Web Site http://www.cert.org
FTP site ftp://cert.org/pb/ietf/ssphwg/rfc1244.txt

CIAC
Web Site http://www.ciac.llnl.gov

COAST Laboratory
Web Site http://www.cs.purdue.edu/coast

FIRST
Web Site http://www.first.org

Free utilities are available from the Web pages of organizations such as COAST and CIAC. On the CIAC home page, users can select the Security Tools option to obtain access to free software for a variety of computer and network platforms, including TCPWrapper, Gabriel, Netlog, Courtney, Argus, Watcher and other audit, monitoring and prophylactic utilities.

In addition to Tripwire, other utilities are available from the COAST home page by selecting the COAST Tools option. As with many free utilities, support for these may be limited. Prospective users should perhaps develop contacts with FIRST member organizations or attend sponsored events to learn about the free utilities and their effectiveness.