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Re: Looking to set up an infosec lab

from [Ned Kratzer] Network Security [Permanent Link]
Subject: Re: Looking to set up an infosec lab
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:13:18 -0400 
It depends on the type of environment in which you want to look for
vulnerabilities...servers, business desktops/workstations or home
computers?

For servers, if you want your lab to mirror the "real world" as much as
possible, I'd recommend a version of RedHat 7 or  newer, RedHat
Enterprise 2.1 or newer, Solaris 2.6 or newer, Win 2k and 2k3 Server
(maybe even NT4 Server).

For business desktop/workstations, 2000 and XP Pro are probably gonna
be your best bets.

Now for the "home computer" situation, Mac OSX 10.2 or newer, Win 9x,
Me, XP Home and Vista are gonna be your biggest share, on the *nix side,
I'd probably throw in Ubuntu and RedHat, maybe OpenSUSE and Fedora too.

-- Ned


"John M. Martinelli" <john@martinelli.com> 07/30/07 09:40PM >>>

Hi, list.

A few of the previous e-mails going out on the mailing list got my  
attention - I'm interested in building a moderate hacklab to conduct  
mock attacks, intrusion detection, detection evasion, etcetera. My  
hardware situation allows me to deploy a VMware or Parallels lab -  
what kind of machines would you set up in my situation?

I plan on having a few Windows machines - perhaps a '98 box, a 2000  
box, and an XP box. As far as Linux, I'd like to set up a Zoot  
(RedHat 6.2) and BSD box, but beyond that I'm asking for advice.  
Which flavors would you put up for conducting general vulnerability  
testing?

Thanks,
John Martinelli
RedLevel.org Security

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