Nessus continues to be a very popular vulnerability scanning option after moving down the proprietary path. The latest release is 4.2 and it is now using a client / server model that has the client being a flash based web client. It is a good move, as I always found the client to be clunky [...]
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OpenVas 3.0 Released
The excellent open source vulnerability scanner OpenVas has been released; the latest release is version 3.0.
The GPL-licensed Open Vulnerability Assessment System (OpenVAS) has become the Open Source Network Vulnerability Scanner. It is complemented with the largest open collection of vulnerability tests, the daily updated OpenVAS NVT Feed with over 15,500 Network Vulnerability Tests (NVTs).
Exactly 1 [...]
Nikto 2.1.0 released and rolled out
The latest version of Nikto has been rolled out to our web scanning servers.
Enjoy the web scanning from the leading open source web scanning tool.
Head over to Cirt.net for full details.
Nmap 5.21 released and rolled out
A new year, and new updates. We have rolled out the latest version of Nmap to all our scan servers. Happy scanning in 2010.
Latest version includes performance improvements, new OS finger printing and a new traceroute engine.
Nikto 2.1.0 released
Nikto, the most excellent web scanner has just been released in version 2.1.0. Numerous improvements have been made to both reliability, vulnerability scope and scan optimisation.
Go here for a full run down on the new features.
Or here for some comprehensive documentation.
We are currently testing the new release before adding it to the HackerTarget.com scan suite.
Samurai and BackTrack – LiveCD’s to Test your Security
Linux has brought a wonderful concept to the world of computers and that is easy to use live cd’s that allow you to boot up a fully operational operating system that does not require installation to the hard drive. Ubuntu, SuSe, Mandriva and Fedora all have boot-able Live CD options that allow you to test [...]
Nmap Cheatsheet – a quick reference guide
Nmap has a multitude of options and when you first start playing with this excellent tool it can be a bit daunting.
So here is a quick start guide.
Start by heading over to the download page, here you can get the latest release (5.00) of the Linux version or the nmap windows version.
Install the Linux version [...]
Maltego – Open Source Intelligence Gathering
A powerful new tool is about to go into a new release. Maltego makes the collection of open source intelligence about a target organisation a simple matter. DNS queries, document collection, email addresses, whois, search engine interrogation and a wide range of other collection methods allows a Penetration Tester or vulnerability assessment to quickly gather [...]
DirBuster – Brute force a web server for interesting things
You would be surprised at what people leave unprotected on a web server. In our Full Vulnerability Assessment toolkit is a tool that does a simple job and does it very well. DirBuster is a java application that will brute
force web directories and filenames on a web server / virtual host. This can often reveal [...]
rkhunter – add another layer to your security
Rkhunter is an easy to use tool that keeps an eye on your systems files for rootkits and a few other oddities that may indicate an attacker has taken over your system. It can be also used if your system has been hacked and you wish to inspect the damage – keep in mind that [...]
