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- OpenVAS emerges as free alternative to Nessus
- A new open-source project called OpenVAS has emerged to take the place of Nessus, the popular vulnerability assessment system that closed its source a few years ago. The first stable version of OpenVAS, which is a fork of Nessus 2.2, was released this week featuring a server,...
- Tags: Network, Vulnerability Assessment, OpenVAS, OpenVAS-Client, Tests, Networking, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- Vulnerability Assessment: The Right Tools to Protect Your Critical Data
- Vulnerability Assessment VA has become one of the hottest fields within the computer security market. VA tools are designed to detect and report on security holes within various software applications, allowing organizations to take corrective actions before a devastating attack occurs. Due to the reduction in "time to exploit" once...
- Tags: Vulnerability Assessment, Tool, Vulnerability Assessment Tool, Security
- White papers 2007-10-18
- Improving Vulnerability Management with Penetration Testing
- Vulnerability management consists of a combination of technologies and processes that can be used to improve an organization's security posture and to support regulatory compliance initiatives. Security managers commonly use vulnerability assessments to determine the security state of their IT systems. However, changing processes and technologies present a challenge to...
- Tags: Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Security
- Webcasts 2006-09-20
- Automated Vulnerability Detection System
- Vulnerability assessments have been recently identified, by independent market research, as one of the most sought after managed security outsourcing services. As with the outsourcing of any business function, the final decision is based on whether or not a trusted partner can do the job more efficiently, cheaper, and perhaps...
- Tags: Vulnerability Assessment, Outsourcing, Security, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- White papers 2006-08-16
- Managing WLAN Risks With Vulnerability Assessment
- Many options are available to safeguard wireless LANs, but which security measures a person's company deploys, and how can he tell whether his network is sufficiently hardened against 802.11 and 802.1X attacks? This paper describes an iterative process for business risk analysis, vulnerability identification, and threat remediation. It explains how...
- Tags: AirMagnet Inc., WLAN, Vulnerability Assessment, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security, Networking
- White papers 2005-10-01
- SecureCentral ScanFi (zip)
- ScanFi is a Web-based vulnerability assessment scanner for detecting and assessing network vulnerabilities across heterogeneous networks. ScanFi discovers, scans, reports, and supports vulnerability remediation. It features both scheduled and on-demand vulnerability scanning capabilities, based on comprehensive vulnerability database collated from multiple sources and vendors that is constantly kept up-to-date.
- Tags: Network, Vulnerability, On-demand, Vulnerability Assessment, AdventNet Inc., ScanFi, Scanners, Security, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2005-08-04
- Internet Scanner (zip)
- The Internet Scanner vulnerability assessment application provides the foundation for effective network security for your business. Internet Scanner minimizes your risk by identifying the security holes, or vulnerabilities, in your network so you can protect them before an attack occurs.Internet Scanner can identify more than 1,300 types of networked devices...
- Tags: Network, Internet Security Systems Inc., Vulnerability Assessment, Internet Scanner, Internet Scanner Vulnerability Assessment Application, Internet, Security, Networking
- Software downloads 2005-06-20
- Web-Based Vulnerability Assessment - Stronger Network Security Through Automated Audits
- Vulnerability Assessment VA is quickly becoming the "fourth" pillar of security, contributing additional strength to firewalls, antivirus software, and Intrusion Detection. This paper describes the ways in which VA helps fortify network security, discusses the types of VA, including automated security audits, and outlines the strengths and weakness of each...
- Tags: Web, Audit, Network, Network Security, Vulnerability Assessment, WatchGuard Technologies, Security
- White papers 2003-09-01
- Enterprise Vulnerability Assessment Selection Criteria
- Selecting the best security technology to incorporate into an enterprise-wide process is a daunting challenge. In selecting an enterprise vulnerability assessment solution, there are several key criteria that must be properly weighed and considered. This paper identifies the most common technology-related decision criteria for enterprise-wide...
- Tags: Criteria, Vulnerability Assessment, Security
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Homeland Security: Risk Assessment - Conducting a Vulnerability Assessment
- In 2000, the University of Washington UW was invited by FEMA to participate in the Disaster Resistant University Project DRU, along with the University of California, Berkeley, Tulane University, Miami University, University of North Carolina/Wilmington, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The overall goal after identifying risks, and assessing vulnerabilities...
- Tags: Risk Assessment, University Of California At Berkeley, Vulnerability Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Homeland Security, Tools & Techniques, Security, Strategy, Government, Management
- Case studies
- MSDN Webcast: Testing Methodologies for Automated Web Application Vulnerability Scanners (Level 200)
- There is more to conducting an automated Web application vulnerability assessment than "point and shoot". Automated Web application vulnerability scanners are not as automated as their vendors would lead us to believe. This webcast will examine various strategies to get the most out of a vulnerability assessment tool. The topics...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Vulnerability, Web Application, Vulnerability Assessment, Scanners, Security, Hardware, Peripherals
- Webcasts
- MSDN Webcast: Results Interpretation of Automated Web Attacking: Tips and Tricks (Level 200)
- While automated Web application vulnerability assessment tools are excellent productivity tools for developers and security professionals, these tools often yield some false-positive results. Would you like to know what you're looking at? This webcast will examine how to interpret the results of the following types of Web attacks: Cross-site scripting,...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Vulnerability Assessment, SQL, SQL Injection, Tool, Productivity, Security
- Webcasts
- Securing the Deployment and Operations Phases of the Application Development Lifecycle
- The webcast will cover best practices for the following: secure builds, secure upgrade procedures, ongoing testing programs, patch management programs, application and infrastructure log management, network vulnerability assessments, and privacy compliance. In this webcast each phase of the development lifecycle is broken down to focus on what security items can...
- Tags: Application Development, Webcast, Vulnerability Assessment, Security, Patches, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Telecommunications Leader Forges a Tight Alliance With Internet Security Systems
- IMPSAT was created in Argentina 14 years ago, with the goal of offering telecommunications services to the corporate market. The company needed a powerful security solution infrastructure on which to base its offerings. IMPSAT relied on many ISS products, including the Proventia M50, M30 and M10 integrated security appliances, the...
- Tags: Alliance, Internet Security Systems Inc., Vulnerability Assessment, Telecommunications Leader, Intrusion Prevention, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Security, Telecommunications, Networking
- Case studies
- Deltanet Bites Down on Security of Dental Patients' Personal Online Information With Appscan
- Deltanet Delta Dental Plans Association Delta Dental is the oldest, largest, most experienced dental benefits system in the United States, offering a nationwide system of dental health benefits for a wide range of employers. The challenge was to ensure confidentiality and prevent unauthorized access to subscribers' personal information, in accordance...
- Tags: Patient, Watchfire, Vulnerability Assessment, Deltanet, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Benefits, Security, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Case studies
- PwC Integrates AppScan Into Threat and Vulnerability Practice Enabling Rapid Application Security
- PwC had growing demand from its clients to expand their risk assessment practice into web application vulnerability assessments and wanted an automated solution that would enable them to deliver its service efficiently. PwC adopted AppScan software shortly after its commercial release in mid-2000. AppScan enables quick, accurate, flexible and efficient...
- Tags: PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Web Application, Watchfire, Vulnerability Assessment, Application Security, AppScan, Security
- Case studies
Additional Resources
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upGoogle Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upFile this in the "No Surprise" category. The shoddy programming at Google which has been reflected on many of their applications and services should come as no surprise to anyone on Chrome. Google is trying to live...
- Tags: SECURITY, Google Chrome vulnerability, Google Inc., Google Chrome, vulnerability, Chrome, programming
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up
- [ UPDATE: See below for Google's official response to these issues ] Security vulnerabilities in the new Google Chrome browser are beginning to pile up. Following our coverage of the carpet bombing combo threat and denial-of-service crashes, several readers have sent pointers to...
- Tags: Google Inc., Vulnerability, Web Browser, Google Chrome, ModSecurity, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- NetSuite moves early to support Chrome
- NetSuite said Friday that it will offer native support for Google's Chrome browser, which is in beta and may not be enterprise strength yet. In a statement, NetSuite said its CRM, e-commerce, accounting and OpenAir unit will support Chrome in phases with support being complete in mid-October....
- Tags: NetSuite Inc., Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list
- Microsoft today announced plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday (September 9, 2008) to cover worm holes affecting Windows users. All four bulletins in September's Patch Tuesday will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. A "critical" rating is used to rate a vulnerability that can...
- Tags: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
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