Blind security specialists?

Mark Melonson markmelonson at hotmail.com
Wed Jun 30 09:08:29 EDT 2004


I checked PHLAK out, it seems okay, but it doesn't have Speakup support. Or 
does it and I missed something?

>From: Igor Gueths <igueths at lava-net.com>
>Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for 
>Linux."<speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>Subject: Re: Blind security specialists?
>Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 14:20:57 -0400
>
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>hmm...Try looking at www.phlak.org. The distribution itself is graphical, 
>however they have a software list...Not sure of the exact URL to the html 
>page. Its somewhere on the site under
>documents I think. Just look for the command line programs and you will be 
>set.
>On Tue, Jun 29, 2004 at 10:40:40AM -0700, Mark Melonson wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Let me first explain a little about myself: I'm
> > currently working part-time in the Assistive
> > Technology lab of the college that I attend. I am a
> > network security enthusiast and have a technical a
> > somewhat extensive technical background. My eye
> > condition is progressive and I've been having trouble
> > keeping up with the things that I used to do. Such
> > things include penetration testing, security audits,
> > forensic work, etc... I am able to use most of my
> > Windows tools thanks to WindowEyes, but I am used to
> > using Knoopix-STD (Security Tools Distribution)
> > http://knoppix-std.org for my security testing. Though
> > I have extensive training for Windows including MCSE,
> > etc... I'm not yet a power user of Linux, so I cannot
> > customize the distro or create my own. If anybody has
> > customized Knoppix-STD please let me know... I have
> > seen the Speakup enabled Knoppix, but I'm looking for
> > a Knoppix-STD as it is finely tuned to the needs of
> > security professionals, including the essential tools,
> > and then some. Any information, resources or contacts
> > are greatly appreciated. Any suggestions are welcome,
> > thanks in advance.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > -Mark L. Melonson
> >
> >
> >
> >
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