Online Security Scanner » backtrack http://hackertarget.com Vulnerability Testing and Assessments Tue, 15 May 2012 09:53:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 BackTrack used by the NSA http://hackertarget.com/backtrack-used-by-the-nsa/ http://hackertarget.com/backtrack-used-by-the-nsa/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:09:08 +0000 admin http://hackertarget.com/?p=606 ]]> As highlighted over on the backtrack site. It appears the NSA are one of the users of the excellent security testing Linux Distribution that is Back Track.

That is almost as cool as Nmap being used in the Matrix.

The National Security Agency and the Central Security Service tested the five U.S. service academies during the 2009 Cyber Defense Exercise.Teams were tested on their ability to defend computer networks the students designed themselves. The winner took home the coveted CDX trophy. In an unclassified movie produced by the NSA, we caught a glimpse of BackTrack being used in the CyberDefence 2009 Wargames.

http://www.backtrack-linux.org/backtrack/backtrack-used-by-the-nsa/

]]> http://hackertarget.com/backtrack-used-by-the-nsa/feed/ 0 Installing Nessus 4.2 into Backtrack 4.0 Final http://hackertarget.com/installing-nessus-4-2-into-backtrack-4-0-final/ http://hackertarget.com/installing-nessus-4-2-into-backtrack-4-0-final/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:13:57 +0000 admin http://hackertarget.com/?p=433 ]]> 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 and memory hungry, now its all on the server.

With the final release of Back-Track 4.0, an excellent guide has been written over at linux-tip.net for combining the two.

How to run Nessus 4.2 on Backtrack 4

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Based on Ubuntu and well tested this is an outstanding release, and we wish the Offensive Security Team all the best with the 2010.

Download Back-Track now and get cracking with some serious Security Testing. Explore the Offensive-Security, Back-Track websites, and the forums for Guides, Tutorials and FAQ’s.

Real security can only be achieved through awareness, knowledge and some clever tools.

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