Security Auditing solutions

TNC's consultants combine sound technical and academic backgrounds with a wide variety of experiences in operating and managing businesses. Our goal is to provide our clients with specialized expertise in business and network security tools to help them m ake safe, effective use of the technologies that have blossomed with the advent of the Internet.

TNC's approach to insuring that safety involves the use of various software packages that are respected within the hacker community and the security industry complemented with specially developed scripts and individual manual intrusion attempts.

One of the major tools employed by TNC is a product called Nessus (www.nessus.org) This package is based upon a large number of plug-ins, each of which is designed to detect a specific vulnerability. Currently, there are over 1000 plug-ins f or specific vulnerabilty detection. TNC also uses a notebook computer equipped with a standard 802.11b wireless interface card for clients using wireless devices and a software product called Netstumbler to detect wireless network activity in the clients vicinity. This product provides information about wireless access points, including MAC addresses, SSIDs, channels used, real-time signal and noise information, and WEP use. If the network appears to be pro tected with WEP, and if data rates are sufficient, TNC uses a product called AirSnort to obtain the WEP key.

The founder of TNC was the principal author of a detailed document on "Best Computer Network Security Practices for Alberta School Jurisdictions". TNC staff are skilled at writing network security administrative tools and management procedures.

Not only does TNC perform security audits for clients, but as an ISP, has gained first hand knowledge of break-in techniques and monitoring methods. TNC also gained valuable experience when contracted to provide security suport and firewall management for a large Government of Alberta department with its primary facility located in Edmonton. We have also done audits for government assocated agencies with offices in other centers in Alberta.

TNC has provided firewall management services to school districts and private enterprises as well, using a variety of proprietary firewalls as well as public domain solutions. We can provide references concerning our security audit and firewall management work for serious enquiries.

E-mail info_remove@tnc.ab.ca for more information or call us.