Vulnerability scanners can help an enterprise's IT staff identify weaknesses throughout its network, such as ports that could be accessed by unauthorized users and software lacking the latest security ...

As any network and security manager knows, new vulnerabilities are constantly being discovered and threats against corporate networks are getting increasingly sophisticated. Proactively scanning for ...

Jesper Jurcenoks, CTO of NetVigilance, maker of network vulnerability assessment software, says regular NVA use gives you the most important security information: what’s on your system, and what your ...

Eight network scanning tools offer beefed-up management and remediation. A vulnerability rated as a low risk this morning could turn into your worst nightmare tonight. To meet the ever-increasing ...

Google has open-sourced a vulnerability scanner for large-scale enterprise networks consisting of thousands or even millions of internet-connected systems. Named Tsunami, the scanner has been used ...

With eEye Digital Security's Enterprise Vulnerability Assessment (EVA) system, solution providers now have a comprehensive tool to help enterprise network users detect and remediate vulnerabilities.

Excerpted from "Scanning Reality: Limits of Automated Vulnerability Scanners," a new report posted today in Dark Reading's Vulnerability Management Tech Center. In some enterprises, the term ...

Vulnerability scanning is a staple of information security, but no software is perfect. Vulnerabilities are discovered on a daily basis — possibly exposing critical systems or data to exploit and ...

Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. During a penetration test (or pen test), highly skilled cybersecurity professionals assume ...