jeremy

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Registered: Jun 2000 Distribution: Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, Fedora, Ubuntu Posts: 13,255

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Quote: That Random Guy Originally Posted by I think the Network Security Tool poll wasn't very fair. Not every tool was necessarily an alternative to the one below it nor were all necessarily completing the same thing or contained identical purpose. While they were all related to Network Security, some of the tools mentioned weren't solely used for this and some even expanded to other use-cases or scenarios.



The fact that WireShark won confuses me since it is related to Network Security, but only a certain aspect of it (auditing, compliance, etc.).



There were tools on that list/poll that have other purposes and are used for things aside from Network Security.



I think it would be better if next time, a specific program genre/type poll related to security was created instead of putting together seemingly related tools (e.g. Sniffer, IDS/IPS, etc.).



Quote: * We do realize that some polls have nominees that are not directly comparable. There are over 35 polls. If we got down to the granularity some members would like to see, there would be 100's if not 1000's of polls. That would be a net decline in the usefulness of the awards IMHO. We try to strike the best balance we can, and do modify the polls and nominees every year, based on feedback. If you have any suggestions on how the polls can be improved, do let us know.



* There are no set in stone guidelines for voting. Our recommendation is to base your vote on which application you found most valuable to you in 2018, along with which project you feel made the largest improvements in 2018. That being said, in the end the criteria is up to you. Thanks for the feedback. This is covered in the MCA Guidelines:--jeremy