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To: "'John M. Martinelli'" <john@martinelli.com>, <pen-test@securityfocus.com>
Subject: RE: [lists] Looking to set up an infosec lab
From: "Curt Purdy" <purdy@tecman.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 08:56:40 -0400
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Our lab is a dual dual-core Opteron (4 procs) w/16 gb RAM running SuSE Linux
10.2 w/VMWare ESX Server (have not run Windoze on bare metal for 4 years -
thus have not had to re-install in 4 years :)

I then run about a dozen OS's including every version of Windoze, a few
*NIX's and Novell.  I have images of every guest for quick re-install (10-30
minutes per, depending on size).  I then turn malware loose on a Windoze box
and watch it infect the other boxes, depending on the propogation mode.  Of
course the *NIX and Novell boxes never skip a beat.

Curt Purdy CISSP, GSNA, GSEC, CNE, MCSE+I, CCDA 
202.302.6032
infosysec@gmail.com
purdy@tecman.com

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If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. 
What's more, you deserve to be hacked. 
-- former White House cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: listbounce@securityfocus.com 
> [mailto:listbounce@securityfocus.com] On Behalf Of John M. Martinelli
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 9:40 PM
> To: pen-test@securityfocus.com
> Subject: [lists] Looking to set up an infosec lab
> 
> 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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