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Open Source Network Security Tools for Beginners

February 27, 2018

Although most often considered a reactive tool, the network IDS is still a valuable tool for preventing issues, as it can help you discover a variety of issues that other network security tools just do not see. There are a number of good open source tools available here, but these are actually one of the more difficult classes of tools to learn how to use effectively. The reason for this is that network IDS tools tend to walk the line on false positives, and the field of play is always changing. It’s like playing baseball on a field where the bases are on tracks that slide along

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