Penetration Testing: Re: Vuln Scanning software choices

[Christoph Puppe <puppe () hisolutions com>]

Michael Gargiullo wrote:

> Christoph: Not to be rude, but you didn't answer the question.
>
> You basically say, I tested 10 scanners, selected one, but you have to
> pay for the answer and be able to read German.
No, I have not selected one. Depending on your environment your choice can
vary from other ppls choices. I only provide raw data and summaries on the
data.

FYI: I use Nessus and ISS to scan unix and heterogenous networks, GFI for
windows-only (intranet).

> Network Computing ran a test of a few, on different platforms with known
> vulnerabilities... interesting article.
> http://www.networkcomputing.com/1201/1201f1b1.html
Quoting from this: "January 8, 2001  By Jeff Forristal and Greg Shipley"

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