On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, George Bourozikas wrote:
> On Friday 23 April 2004 16:55, Aaron Rogers wrote:
> > Ok, here is my problem:
> >
> > I am trying to set-up a Nessus server on a machine with two NIC
> > cards - one for the outside and one for the inside scans. Redhat
>
> Isn't this a security concern? If your Nessus scanner is compromised,
> it can become a router bypassing your firewall.
That is a genuine concern. And in my book anyone asking questions on how
to install such a beast should not do this at all.
If you are not experienced with the matter at hand you should not be
allowed to get anywhere near a place where you might cause a breach
between different zones.
Hugo.
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