Local Area Security Linux LiveCD

An anonymous reader writes "LocalAreaSecurity.com has released a new version of their live-CD Linux distribution for information security professionals. It contains over 200 security tools including all the usual suspects (Nmap, Nessus, etc.) as well as many other great tools less well known. The ISO images are meant to be burned on 185MB and 210MB miniCDs which they update around twice a month. L.A.S. also publishes many papers on how to use the tools as well as research docs on *nix security. Their latest papers include: Securing Mambo Open Source CMS, Doing More With Less: Nessus, and L.A.S. Security Tool Review and Howto: kismet."

Mini-disks only?

[filekutter]

Guess I'll find out shortly.... coaster time!!!!

PHLAK?

[discogravy]

is this related to the PHLAK project?

Re:PHLAK?

[LostCluster]

I think the key difference is that this is a White Hat tool, while PHLAK is meant for people weariing Black Hats...

Can it scan MS servers

[rosewood]

Ive recently started administering more and more server 2003 environments and I feel the microsoft security auditing tool isn't that sexy and Id love an easy scan. Im too lazy to just look myself (oh the irony) so maybe someone here knows?

I mean, nmap is always useful but I know my ports are solid so what else on there isn't *nix specific?

Re:Obviously...

[igrp]

I was wondering the same thing. The great thing about Knoppix STD, at least as far as I am concerned, is Knoppix's awesome auto-hardware recognition. I use a PDA with a WLAN CF card and carry a Knoppix STD CD that I use on the next available system to follow up on irregularities while doing network analysis.

And Knoppix STD (security tools distribution, just to clear that up ;) works flawlessly on even the oldest and most exotic systems. I haven't personally used LAS Linux but the degree of flexibility Knoppix offers will be hard to match.

Re:I have used LAS...

[The_Mystic_For_Real]

I have used Knoppix STD and PHLAK and have found Knoppix STD to be the superior system. PHLAK, if my memory serves, is actually based on Knoppix STD and it seems that the only thing they did was to strip off some of the things in STD that weren't security related and tack on a bunch of cracking programs and many cracking related tutorials. It might be nice to put on another box and test the security of your network.

Set up a torrent?

[suwain_2]

I'm only about 10% down downloading from the UDel site, but I've noticed that my speed seems to keep dropping. I use BitTorrent often to download stuff, but I have no experience in creating a torrent. Can someone post a link on how to create a torrent? (Do I need a lot of initial bandwidth? I'm only on a cable modem.)

Using it right now ...

[kry10]

How ironic - I was just using my 210MB version L.A.S Linux on a friend's computer and noticed this article. One thing I really like about L.A.S - integrated ClamAV. So, on someone elses computer that's totally hosed, I can boot off of L.A.S. and scan their hard drive for viruses. Plus, with the mini-CD size, it's easy to keep a copy in my glovebox/computer case/etc. for emergencies.

No, it's not a replacement for Knoppix STD, but it's a nice complement.

Re:I put Linux Live CD's on the computers at Best

[ebilhoax]

People then complain that this Linux OS is slow

I was going to reply to this with something witty since I work for Best Buy as an In-Store Technician, and use Linux LiveCDs on a daily basis...
I have never had customers complain about the speed of it, but more about cool it is to run directly from CD and rescue their files.