Nessus, Snort, & Ethereal Power Tools: Customizing Open Source Security Applications - Softcover

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Noam Rathaus is the cofounder and CTO of Beyond Security, a company specializing in the development of enterprisewide security assessment technologies, vulnerability assessmentbased SOCs (security operation centers) and related products. He holds an electrical engineering degree from Ben Gurion University, and has been checking the security of computer systems from the age of 13. Noam is also the editorinchief of SecuriTeam.com, one of the largest vulnerability databases and security portals on the Internet. He has contributed to several securityrelated opensource projects including an active role in the Nessus security scanner project. He has written over 150 security tests to the open source tool's vulnerability database, and also developed the first Nessus client for the Windows operating system. Noam is apparently on the hit list of several software giants after being responsible for uncovering security holes in products by vendors such as Microsoft, Macromedia, Trend Micro, and Palm. This keeps him on the run using his Nacra Catamaran, capable of speeds exceeding 14 knots for a quick getaway.