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Why Snort, Nessus, OSS build secure IT fortresses, part 1
By Jan Stafford, Editor
13 Oct 2004 | SearchEnterpriseLinux.com

There's no way that Todd Sanders would ever think of building network
security and monitoring applications for businesses without using open
source tools. Besides being free or inexpensive, open source tools such
as Snort, Nessus and F-protect have worked better than proprietary
alternatives. Sanders is chief network architect for Centrepetal
Solution Strategies LLP, a systems integration and systems security firm
in Bowie, Md. In part one of this two-part interview, he explains how
Linux, Snort, and Nessus help Centrepetal keep its customers protected.
In part two, he offers more nitty-gritty details about his work with
open source tools.

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