RE: Vuln Scanning software choices

From: Richard Zaluski (rzaluski@ivolution.ca)
Date: Sun Mar 19 2006 - 10:54:26 EST


While CORE and Metasploit are great products (iVOLUTION uses both in our
engagements) they are more on the Penetration side. I would look at Retina
Network Security Scanner, ISS as well as SAINT (We also use SAINT)

In our engagements we always employ two automated scanners so that results
can be cross referenced to weed out potential false positives.

Richard Zaluski
CISO, Security and Infrastructure Services
iVOLUTION Technologies Incorporated
905.309.1911 Ext 600
866.601.4678 Ext 600
www.ivolution.ca
rzaluski@ivolution.ca

-----Original Message-----
From: bill.louis@gmail.com [mailto:bill.louis@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Alice
Bryson
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 7:02 AM
To: Tblinux
Cc: pen-test@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Vuln Scanning software choices

hi
    Core Impact and CANVAS are very good pen test tool.
    Metasploit is a free version of pen test tool, you could try it.

2005/11/11, Tblinux <TBLinux@covad.net>:
> I know that most if not all of you use or have used Nessus at some
> point. I've been following the thread. Now that it appears that Nessus
> is seriously ratcheting down support for independent consultants and
> corporate / gov't users without a registered and paid for license what
> scanning software are you considering? Has anyone done a *complete*
> comparison of all of the scanning software out there and made a choice
> based on the findings? If so what was it?
>
> I work for a fairly large company and the contract negotiations with
> Tenable are going poorly and the company I work for is looking at the
> options.
>
> Any input would be greatly appreciated!!!!
>
>
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