RE: Database Scanner Version 4.1 Now Available!

[Goins Arlan GM-13 AFAA/MSI-G]

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Database scanner scans three databases opposed to two for the others is a
key issue.  The xprees update available now is a unique feature.  I pick out
these differences from a brief review of the sites you provided.

What's the point?

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Chris

> Database Scanner 4.1.  This latest version continues to reinforce Database
> Scanner's status as the first and only database security solution of its
> kind:

How do you mean the only one of it's kind, what does it provide over and
above the other database scanners currently on the market?

Andy

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> Greetings:
>
> The Database Scanner development team is proud to announce the release of
> Database Scanner 4.1.  This latest version continues to reinforce Database
> Scanner's status as the first and only database security solution of its
> kind:
>
> "A killer security-scanning application that is never-out-of date."
> - Windows 2000, January 2001
>   (http://www.sqlmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=16059&pg=1)
>
> Database Scanner 4.1 delivers the following new features and enhancements:
>
> - Enhanced X-Press Update Support. Increasing Database Scanner's ability
to
> be a more dynamic and up-to-date database security solution.
>
> - Enhanced Integration with Internet Scanner. Database Scanner penetration
> testing feature now supports dynamic ("on-the-fly") connections for any
> database servers discovered by Internet scanner.  This enhancement allows
> users to automatically run a penetration test on any database server
> detected by Internet Scanner.
>
> - New Policy Levels. Database Scanner now includes a new set of
pre-defined
> security policy levels, ranked Level 2 through 7, as well as a default New
> Security Policy that simplifies the creation of new policies.
>
> - Expanded Database Version Support.  Database Scanner 4.1 adds support
for
> the latest versions of each supported database platform:
> - Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (SQL Server 8)
> - Oracle 8.1.6 (Oracle 8i, Release 2)
> - Sybase Adaptive Server 12
>
> - New Vulnerability Checks.  This release adds thirteen new checks (7 MS
> SQL, 1 Oracle, 5 Sybase) to Database Scanner's check catalog.  For more
> details, see the "What's New" section located at the following:
> http://www.iss.net/customer_care/whats_new/dbs_new.php.  A complete
listing
> of Database Scanner checks can be found within the following location:
> http://documents.iss.net/literature/DatabaseScanner/DBS41Checks.pdf.
>
> - New Reports. Two new reports are included in Database Scanner 4.1.  A
> complete sample set of reports are available online within the following
> location:
>
http://www.iss.net/customer_care/resource_center/product_lit/security_assess
> ment/reports/
>
> - Audit Configuration (MS SQL Server 2000): This report displays
> information on configured traces and the events configured for each trace,
> as implemented in Microsoft SQL Sever 2000.
> - Roles / Users (Sybase Adaptive Server): The Roles/Users Report
> lists information about system and user defined roles, and shows the users
> that are members of each role.
>
>
> The following are links to some recent positive reviews of previous
versions
> of Database Scanner:
>
> Database Scanner 4.0.1 - Set and enforce security policies (Windows 2000
> Magazine, January 2001)
> - http://www.sqlmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=16059&pg=1.
>
> Database Security - Securing Oracle (Information Security Magazine,
> September 2001)
> - http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/september00/features1.shtml
>
> In Conclusion:
> Internet-enabled organizations need a database security solution that is
> flexible, easy-to-use, and saves valuable resources.  Database Scanner
meets
> this need, empowering organizations to protect their valuable data and the
> continued operation of their critical systems.
>
> For additional questions concerning Database Scanner version 4.1, please
> feel free to contact the following anytime:
>
> - Eric Gonzales, Product Manager ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> - Patrick Wheeler, Technical Product Manager ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
>
>