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Re: QualysGuard
From: Anthony Paimany <kurupt3k () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 23:33:48 +0100
knoppix-STD or PHLAK is the best pen testing distro iv used. On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:59:43 -0400, Martin <mleroux () lincsat com> wrote:
All Nessus is great as mentioned by Wes, which brings me to this excellent download tool call Knoppix which has everything you need for VA's,some, Pen Test utilities and network monitoring. It runs on a bootable CD or HD install. Cheers Martin -----Original Message----- From: wnorth [mailto:wnorth () verizon net] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:49 PM To: 'Eric Danso'; pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: RE: QualysGuard Eric, Try nessus, it's open source, has better vulnerability detection than most tools out there that are commercial, plus I've found that it tends to be more accurate when it comes to vulnerabilities, though even with a scanner the process of validation doesn't stop with printing the report. ;-) However, if you are looking for an all around vulnerability detection software for web, db etc. You should look at things like appscan, or shadow security scanner, etc. There are quite a few out there, to each his own is my stand point, what one person likes someone else hates, but it all requires validating the findings, typically via manual methods (e.g. testing an exploit via manual steps or running some public exploit). -Wes -----Original Message----- From: Eric Danso [mailto:edanso () myblackberry com] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 8:50 AM To: pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: QualysGuard Has anyone on this list had a chance to use this product. I'm interested in getting a Vulnerability scanner that is the defacto of the Industry. Any info would be great. Regards, Eric Danso ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 12 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Check out our Advanced Hacking course, learn to write exploits and attack security infrastructure. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 12 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Check out our Advanced Hacking course, learn to write exploits and attack security infrastructure. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Current thread:
- QualysGuard Eric Danso (Aug 24)
- RE: QualysGuard wnorth (Aug 26)
- RE: QualysGuard Martin (Aug 26)
- Re: QualysGuard Anthony Paimany (Aug 27)
- RE: QualysGuard dagney (Aug 27)
- RE: QualysGuard Martin (Aug 26)
- Re: QualysGuard Bobby . Clarke (Aug 28)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: QualysGuard Don Parker (Aug 25)
- RE: QualysGuard Paula Deal (Aug 25)
- RE: QualysGuard Haseeb Chaudhary (Aug 26)
- RE: QualysGuard DeGennaro, Gregory (Aug 26)
- RE: QualysGuard Aurélien Cabezon (Aug 27)
- Re: QualysGuard Richard Nootebos (Aug 26)
- RE: QualysGuard Eric Danso (Aug 27)
- RE: QualysGuard DeGennaro, Gregory (Aug 30)
- RE: QualysGuard wnorth (Aug 26)