On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 09:30:18PM +0000, Chris Lale wrote: > Juergen Fiedler wrote: [looking for alternatives to nessus] > There is Snort, but I don't know whether it will do all you ask. > > Chris.
This far, I have only used Snort as an IDS. I hear that it can be used for other purposes, too, but is it actually suitable for actively scanning a host? I'd hate to have to wait for the script kiddies to knock on my front door (or back door, as the case may be) to be made aware of a vulnerability in my system. Thanks, --j
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