Vanquish23's VMware Security Lab Server Project

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Hello TE people:

Thought I would start my project thread so that people can follow along in the coming months of how the project comes together. I have always had a passion for network and security to reach CCNP:r/S and CCNP: Security and then drift to CEH/GIAC/SSCP/CISSP certifications. What better and fun way to learn all of this? Build a server and tinker with it hand on. Reading a book only is dry and no fun. I will be making notes (replies) to document from start to end with pictures as well.

Notes:

-Not a economy virtual lab, and not in a hurry to put it together.
-Chassis (5U rack server with 6 hot swap bays) and power supply in hand.
-Dual CPU's
-Max amount of memory that VMware Open Source will support
-Able to grow and expand for the next 2 to 3 years


Objective: Simulate and host a variety of operating systems on a virtual platform for the purpose of an in depth analysis of security management, vulnerability management, and offensive/defense attack and defense analysis with some experimental research.

-Begin software installation and basic configuration for security objectives

Software Tools:

-Tenable Nessus Scanner, Snort IDS, Back Track, Wireshark
-Cisco TACACS+

Operating Systems:

-Basic installs and services unpatched and patches Windows Server 2000, 2008, 2012, XP, Vista, 7
-A mixture of Linux distro, to include BackTrack and Red Hat
He who SYNs is of the devil, for the devil has SYN'ed and ACK'ed from the beginning. For this purpose, that the ACK might destroy the works of the devil.
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