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Tenable adds cloud management and multi-scanner support to Nessus
Tenable Network Security announced powerful cloud management capabilities will be delivered to Nessus users in a March 3rd update. Departments, teams and remote locations will …
Free vulnerability management service for SMBs
Tripwire debuted Tripwire SecureScan, a free, cloud-based vulnerability management service for up to 100 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses on internal networks. This new tool …
India set to escalate Internet surveillance
The Indian government is all but set to launch Netra (Network Traffic Analysis), a surveillance system capable of analysing online communication in near real-time and …
Mozilla blocks rogue add-on that made computers scan sites for flaws
A singular new botnet composed of over 12,500 infected computers has been used by its masters to effectively crowdsource the search for websites vulnerable to SQL injection …
Free mobile security scanning apps and SDK
iScan Online announced an updated and enhanced suite of security scanning services. iScan Online Mobile for iOS – This app provides security scanning for iPhone and iPad …
Nmap cheat sheet
Network Mapper – better known by its shortened name Nmap – is one of the most long-lived security tools out there. Used for scanning computer networks for ports, …
Rapid7 offers free tools and terabytes of its own research
HD Moore, chief research officer at Rapid7, has called for all security professionals to collaborate on security data research and analysis to create greater awareness and …
GFI LanGuard 2014 released
GFI Software released GFI LanGuard 2014. The newest version now features vulnerability assessment for mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones, running the mobile …
Tenable release Passive Vulnerability Scanner 4.0
Tenable Network Security’s Passive Vulnerability Scanner (PVS) 4.0 is now generally available as a standalone product. Already available as part of Tenable’s …
Secunia CSI 7.0 released
Secunia released Secunia Corporate Software Inspector 7.0, which introduces new features and improvements for vulnerability and patch management. The foundation of the Secunia …
Nmap 6.40 released
Nmap is a free and open source utility for network exploration or security auditing. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the …
Scanning the Internet in less than an hour
Scanning the Internet used to be a task that took months, but a new tool created by a team of researchers from the University of Michigan can scan all (or most) of the …