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Feb 10, 2012

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ALSO CALLED: Network Vulnerability Assessment, Network Vulnerability, Security Vulnerabilities, Network Security Vulnerabilities, Vulnerabilities, Host Vulnerability Assessment, Internet Security Vulnerabilities DEFINITION: A vulnerability scanner is a program that performs the diagnostic phase of a vulnerability analysis,also known as vulnerability assessment. Vulnerability analysis defines,identifies, and classifies the security holes (vulnerabilities) in acomputer, server, network, or communications infrastructure. Inaddition, vulnerability analysis can forecast the effectiveness ofproposed countermeasures, and evaluate … Definition continues below.
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2011 Cyber Risk Report sponsored by HP Enterprise Security WHITE PAPER: This report offers an in-depth analysis into key vulnerabilities that exist in Web applications today and the attacks that are exploiting those weaknesses. In additon, explore effective mitigation and risk management strategies that will also help address key business objectives including customer privacy concerns, compliance, and more. Posted: 02 Feb 2012 \| Published: 02 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cross-Site Scripting \| Cybersecurity \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management \| Web Application Security

HP Fortify Software Security Center - Proactively Eliminate Risk in Software sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Limited WHITE PAPER: As applications become more accessible though the web, cloud and mobile devices, they are extending beyond perimeter defences, leaving them and your sensitive data at risk. Discover a proactive approach to eliminating risk in software and explore how you can gain comprehensive security and meet your most essential software security objectives. Posted: 25 Jan 2012 \| Published: 25 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Application Security \| Managed Security Services \| Secure Application Development \| Security Management \| Vulnerability Assessments

HP Fortify on Demand - Enterprise Software Security in the Cloud sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Limited DATA SHEET: HP Fortify on Demand is a SaaS testing solution that enables organizations to test the security of software quickly, accurately, affordably, and without any software to install or manage. View this paper to get a look into how this automated on-demand service works, explore use cases, and determine if this approach is right for you. Posted: 25 Jan 2012 \| Published: 25 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Application Security \| Managed Security Services \| Secure Application Development \| Security Management \| Software as a Service \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Web Application Security

Why Free Patch Management Tools Could Cost You More sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores why so-called "free" patch management solutions could really end up costing your organization more in the long run. Posted: 13 Jan 2012 \| Published: 13 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Patch Management \| Patch Management Software \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Software \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

The CISOs Guide to Measuring IT Security sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: In this comprehensive white paper, learn the key steps to enhancing your security visibility so that you have a voice at the executive table and not just a seat. Posted: 12 Jan 2012 \| Published: 12 Jan 2012 TOPICS: CISOs \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Industry \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Lumension Patch Management: Picking the Low-Hanging Fruit sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores a centralized, comprehensive approach to application patching, allowing security pros to automatically detect risks, deploy patches and protect business information across a complex, highly distributed physical and virtual environment. Posted: 12 Jan 2012 \| Published: 12 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Application Security \| Applications Management \| Cybersecurity \| Patch Management \| Patch Management Software \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Three simple steps to better patch security sponsored by Sophos, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Security experts estimate that 90% of successful attacks against software vulnerabilities could be prevented with an existing patch or configuration setting. Still, many computers in organizations remain unpatched and unprotected. In this whitepaper, uncover three best practices for improving your security and compliance with patch assessment. Posted: 01 Jan 2012 \| Published: 01 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Application Security \| Configuration Management \| Endpoint Security \| Patch Management \| Security Management \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Information Security Services: The value of threat intelligence sponsored by Dell SecureWorks UK WHITE PAPER: This paper will discuss the benefits of threat intelligence for both the enterprise and individual security professionals, plus what costs organizations to not have threat intelligence. Posted: 11 Apr 2011 \| Published: 11 Apr 2011 TOPICS: Risk Management \| Security Management \| Security Spending \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

How Vulnerable Are Your Cisco IOS Routers? sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: It may be surprising to some that Cisco routers run many services that could create vulnerabilities. This paper is meant to be a vehicle for discussion regarding the security of Cisco routers. Additionally, some best practices for securing your Cisco routers are defined. Posted: 13 May 2009 \| Published: 13 May 2009 TOPICS: Hackers \| HTTP \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Routers \| Routing \| Routing Protocols \| Security Threats \| VPN \| VPN Software \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Preparing for Tomorrow's Threat Today: What We Can Learn from the History of Malware and Defenses sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Yesterday's virus is today's custom malware, while denial of service attacks has been replaced with botnets. This paper examines the history of attacks of malware and the defenses needed to counter these attacks. Posted: 13 Mar 2009 \| Published: 13 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Prevention \| Malware \| Risk Assessment \| Security \| Spyware \| Vulnerability Assessments

The Path to a Secure Application: A Source Code Security Review Checklist sponsored by Ounce Labs, an IBM Company WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn a checklist to find and eliminate the source coding errors and design flaws that expose data, threaten operations, and cost your organization time and money. Posted: 05 Feb 2007 \| Published: 05 Feb 2007 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Security \| Penetration Testing \| Secure Application Development \| Software Quality Assurance \| Software Testing \| Source Code Control \| Vulnerability Assessments

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VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS DEFINITION (continued): … how well they work after theyare put into use.A vulnerability scanner relies on a database that contains allthe information required to check a system for security holes inservices and ports, anomalies in packet construction, and potentialpaths to exploitable programs or scripts. Then the scanner tries toexploit each vulnerability that is discovered. This process issometimes called ethical hacking.An ideal vulnerability scanner has capabilities such as the following: Maintenance of an up-to-date database of vulnerabilities. Detection of genuine vulnerabilities without an excessive number of …
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