Local Area Security Linux

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Jascha W.
401 North Wabash Ave.
Suite 524, chicago IL 60611
Email: jascha@localareasecurity.com
Web site: www.localareasecurity.com


Local Area Security Linux 0.4b MAIN Released

Chicago, Illinois--September 1, 2003--L.A.S. Linux is a 'live CD'
distribution of Linux which allows the applications  to be run from the CD
without the need for installing anything on the computer.  The focus of
L.A.S. is create a  bootable toolkit for information security professionals
and systems administrators.  The advantage of L.A.S. is that it  has a very
small footprint.  This small footprint makes it able to fit on a 185MB
mini-CD.  The goal of L.A.S. Linux is  to provide a well-rounded tool in a
small package.

Despite its small size, L.A.S. contains over 100 security tools including
basic desktop applications.  Utilizing the  FluxBox window manager, which is
a lightweight desktop environment.  L.A.S. has an array or forensic,
penetration  testing, intrusion detection, sniffers, and administrative
utilities.

Changes in this latest version of L.A.S. include the addition of
Ettercap-GTK, Clam Anti-Virus, MiniCOM, SpikeProxy,  MRTG, and many of the
Cisco-centric Open Source Exchange tools.

For additional information and download mirrors visit:
www.localareasecurity.com