CentOS has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in CentOS 7. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to take control of affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review CentOS Security Advisory and apply necessary updates.

Wireshark – is a useful tool for monitoring incoming and outgoing network traffic. This tool enables user to understand activities taking place on the network and provides detail information of the network protocols to facilitate analysis of inbound and outbound traffic. It can also be used in fulfilling other tasks …

Metasploit – is an open source penetration tool used to exploit vulnerabilities of computer systems in order to determine its resilience against unauthorized access or malicious activities. For further information about this tool please click here.

Nmap – is a free and open source tool for security auditing and network discovery. It is used to evaluate security of computers against threats and identify services running on computer network. For further information about this tool please click here

Burp Suite by Portswigger – Burp Suite community edition is free and is a comprehensive solution for web application security checks. The tool has a proxy feature, which is useful when manually inspecting and manipulating web traffic. It also includes a scanner that performs vulnerability scans automatically on all web …