Re: Replacement for Nessus

2006-02-26 Thread Maxim Vexler
On 2/23/06, Juergen Fiedler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I used to run Nessus on a semi-regular basis to make sure that my > firewall is still doing what it is supposed to do. With the latest > version of Nessus not actually being all that free anymore, I find > myself looking for altern

Re: Replacement for Nessus

2006-02-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 24 February 2006 09:20, Juergen Fiedler wrote: >On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 08:36:03PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Thursday 23 February 2006 16:46, Sergio Cu?llar Vald?s wrote: >> >> There is Snort, but I don't know whether it will do all you ask. >> > >> >Remote network security auditor

Re: Replacement for Nessus

2006-02-24 Thread Juergen Fiedler
On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 08:36:03PM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 23 February 2006 16:46, Sergio Cu?llar Vald?s wrote: > >> There is Snort, but I don't know whether it will do all you ask. > > > >Remote network security auditor != Flexible Network Intrusion > > Detection System > > Agree

Re: Replacement for Nessus

2006-02-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 23 February 2006 16:46, Sergio Cuéllar Valdés wrote: >> There is Snort, but I don't know whether it will do all you ask. > >Remote network security auditor != Flexible Network Intrusion > Detection System Agreed. Portsentry and tcpwrappers, along with iptables, has kept me safe and i

Re: Replacement for Nessus

2006-02-23 Thread Sergio Cuéllar Valdés
> There is Snort, but I don't know whether it will do all you ask. Remote network security auditor != Flexible Network Intrusion Detection System -- "Meine Hoffnung soll mich leiten Durch die Tage ohne Dich Und die Liebe soll mich tragen Wenn der Schmerz die Hoffnung bricht"

Re: Replacement for Nessus

2006-02-23 Thread Juergen Fiedler
On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 09:30:18PM +, 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, b

Re: Replacement for Nessus

2006-02-23 Thread Chris Lale
Juergen Fiedler wrote: Hello, I used to run Nessus on a semi-regular basis to make sure that my firewall is still doing what it is supposed to do. With the latest version of Nessus not actually being all that free anymore, I find myself looking for alternatives: Something that looks for open po

Replacement for Nessus

2006-02-23 Thread Juergen Fiedler
Hello, I used to run Nessus on a semi-regular basis to make sure that my firewall is still doing what it is supposed to do. With the latest version of Nessus not actually being all that free anymore, I find myself looking for alternatives: Something that looks for open ports on my system and also