Security Basics: RE: System Self audit tool

["Chip" <weberac () cox net>]

Yes, Bell Manage by Belarc is just such a tool and very good.  Helps to identify licences, IAVAs, hotfixes, and 
security status.  Gives other very useful h/w and s/w data including licences and keys.

-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Henderson, Roy (COB)
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 4:30 PM
To: 'Mikhail A. Utin'; Mostafa Ibrahim; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: System Self audit tool

Belarc. I have used this in the past and it does a decent job.

-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Mikhail A. Utin
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 8:46 AM
To: Mostafa Ibrahim; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: System Self audit tool

Wrong. Nessus is NOT self-assessment tool, and cannot be run by users.

Mikhail A. Utin, CISSP
Information Security Analyst
Commonwealth Care Alliance
30 Winter St.
Boston, MA
TEL: (617) 426-0600 x.288
FAX: (617) 249-2114
http://www.commonwealthcare.org
mutin () commonwealthcare org

-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Mostafa Ibrahim
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 12:43 PM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: System Self audit tool

Hi,

There are a lot of solutions in the market however the best in terms of price/features/performance is Nessus 
Professional Feeds

For more details about the features explore the following link 
http://www.tenable.com/solutions/vulnerability-scanning/patch-configuration-auditing

On 05/25/2011 09:02 AM, vedantamsekhar () gmail com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was given a task to search and evaluate a self-audit tool which allows users to run the tool from a central server. 
> The tool should verify the users system for missing/old AV dat files, missing patches and so on..and also it should 
> provide the links appropriate sites for downloading the updates.
> Are there any such tools/solutions available in market?
>
> Thanks for your inputs,
> Sekhar
>
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