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Re: Nessus - open or closed source?
From: "S.A.B.R.O. Net Security" <sabronet () indy rr com>
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 21:04:30 -0500
Nessus is in fact going closed and it has been covered by various sources. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101305-nessus.html http://news.com.com/Nessus+security+tool+closes+its+source/2100-7344_3-5890093.html?tag=nefd.hed ... -- Sincerely, William E. Hoover S.A.B.R.O. Net Security Admin www.sabronet.com sabronet () indy rr com admin () sabronet com Alex Bihlmaier wrote:
Serg B. wrote:Hi All, I don't recall where I read it, but... Something about Nessus going into proprietry market and that future releases of the scanner will not be available under GPL licence. Could someone confirm that or...?http://mail.nessus.org/pipermail/nessus-announce/2005-October/msg00000.htmlAccording to that: Version 3 won't be released under the GPL. Former versions, of course, are still licensed under the GPL. Please note this upcoming project: http://porz-wahn.berlios.de grtx, thal------------------------------------------------------------------------------Audit your website security with Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner:Hackers are concentrating their efforts on attacking applications on your website. Up to 75% of cyber attacks are launched on shopping carts, forms, login pages, dynamic content etc. Firewalls, SSL and locked-down servers are futile against web application hacking. Check your website for vulnerabilities to SQL injection, Cross site scripting and other web attacks before hackers do! Download Trial at:http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/pen-test_050831-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Current thread:
- Nessus - open or closed source? Serg B. (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Willie Kupersanin (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Lynx (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? PasswordFinder (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? leonardo (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Joachim Schipper (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Giancarlo Razzolini (Nov 05)
- RE: Nessus - open or closed source? Juan Carlos Reyes Muñoz (Nov 06)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Giancarlo Razzolini (Nov 05)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Alex Bihlmaier (Nov 05)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? S.A.B.R.O. Net Security (Nov 06)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Robert BARABAS (Nov 05)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? King Fuddler (Nov 05)
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- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? brandon . steili (Nov 04)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Jay D. Dyson (Nov 05)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Justin . Ross (Nov 07)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Justin Ferguson (Nov 07)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? crazy frog crazy frog (Nov 08)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Javier Fernandez-Sanguino (Nov 08)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Stefano Zanero (Nov 08)
- Re: Nessus - open or closed source? Jay D. Dyson (Nov 05)