I love it when Nessus gets press: Renaud has done such a great work on this that he deservs all the press he can get.
Anyone have any contacts at any of these places, be sure to mention nessus. ----- Forwarded message from searchSolaris ----- SEARCHSOLARIS.COM | Solaris Security Tips April 3, 2002 IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. SECURITY TIPS - Partition to harden Unix servers - Checking modification dates and inode numbers - Low-cost security tool [snip] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Low-cost security tool | by Brian Clark One low-cost way to improve the security of a network is to scan all of the servers and workstations on the network for known vulnerabilities, then apply vendor-supplied patches appropriately. A lot of attention is given to perimeter security and not enough to internal security. A great tool for checking for internal breaches is the open-source scanner called Nessus. For more information about Nessus, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci814781,00.html
