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Virtualized scanners and report customization for security assessment
Qualys announced a new edition of the QualysGuard Consultant service, featuring virtualized scanner appliances (vScanners) and a report customization module. The new edition …
Web app security scanner Netsparker 2.0 released
Netsparker can crawl, attack and identify vulnerabilities in all custom web applications regardless of the platform and the technology it’s built on, just like an actual …
Run Nessus on your Android device
Tenable has released an Android application for its Nessus Vulnerability Scanner, enabling Nessus users to remotely connect to a Nessus server, launch scans and review reports …
GFI LANguard 2011 released
GFI Software launched GFI LANguard 2011, the latest version of the network vulnerability scanning and patch management solution. GFI LANguard 2011 is the first network …
Microsoft Web Application Configuration Analyzer 2.0 released
Web Application Configuration Analyzer (WACA) is a tool that scans a server against a set of best practices recommended for pre-production and production servers. The list of …
Free browser-based security assessment
Shavlik Technologies announced a new browser-based security advisory that helps identify potential security vulnerabilities on a network. Shavlik Security Advisor scans all …
Nessus 4.4.1 released
The Nessus vulnerability scanner features high-speed discovery, configuration auditing, asset profiling, sensitive data discovery and vulnerability analysis of your security …
Virtualized scanner appliances for enterprises and cloud environments
Qualys announced the introduction of virtualized software-based scanner appliances for its QualysGuard Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) IT security and compliance platform. The …
An in-depth view of IT policy compliance
Qualys announced the release of QualysGuard Policy Compliance 3.0, providing more comprehensive policy compliance scanning capabilities without the need to install agents. The …
Web application scanning on a new level
Qualys announced the release of QualysGuard WAS 2.0 with several major enhancements to help customers catalog their web applications on a global scale and scan them for …
Nmap 5.50 released
Nmap is a free and open source utility for network exploration or security auditing. A primary focus of the 5.50 release is the Nmap Scripting Engine, which has allowed Nmap …
SAINT Professional for Mac OS X released
SAINT Professional 7.6 introduces a native Mac OS X installer providing the industry’s first integrated security assessment tool for the Apple community with …