What does Neil Bortnak Use



What does Neil Bortnak Use?

The items listed in each section show the specific tools that Neil uses for his own in-house production. The name of the tool is given and the function he primarily uses it for. Tools are sorted from most used to least used and sections are in the order they appear during class. Items listed with an asterisk are not free.

Web Page Languages

1. HTML – main body of web page work

2. Java Script – adding minor functionality

CGI Script Languages

1. PHP – Most projects

2. Perl – Most server programs that don’t display web pages

3. Shell Scripts – Quick and dirty projects

4. C/C++ – Special projects

Web Servers

1. Apache – Most projects

2. *HP Virtual Vault – High security projects

Operating Systems

1. Linux – Main desktop, file server, print server, internet server, diagnostic tool, security scanner and exploiter

2. *HP/UX – Virtual Vaults and firewalls

3. *Windows NT – Microsoft Office and security scanning

4. *Windows 98 – Games

Hardware

1. *Architecture – RISC and CISC

2. *Hard Drives – Single and Mirrored

3. *Backup – DAT

4. *Network Interfaces – 10BaseT, 100BaseT, Modem, Cable Modem, ISDN, and T1

5. *RAM – Regular & ECC

Firewall

1. Linux IPTables/Squid – Most projects

2. *Axent Raptor – very high security projects

Mail Server

1. Sendmail – Most projects

2. IMAPv4 – Mail collection

3. POP3 – Mail collection

4. Fetchmail – Bringing mail into high security environments

Graphics Software

1. The GIMP – Most image creation and processing

2. *Adobe Photo Deluxe – Image resizing

3. *Lightwave 3D – Creation of 3D image and animation

HTML Editor

1. Bluefish – Detail work under Linux

2. Netscape Composer – Roughing out pages

3. HTMLPad – Detail work under Windows

Programming Tools

1. vi – Most code editing

2. Perl – Running and debugging Perl code

3. gcc – Compiling C/C++ programs under Unix

4. djgpp – Compiling C/C++ programs under DOS/Windows

Encrypted E-Mail

1. Netscape Messenger – For most tasks (using a certificate from Verisign)

2. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) – For e-mails to security professionals

3. Gnu Privacy Guard – To replace PGP in Unix soon

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