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2. Vulnerability scanner - Wikipedia

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   A vulnerability scanner is a computer program designed to assess computers, networks or applications for known weaknesses. These scanners are used to discover the weaknesses of a given system. These scanners are used to discover the weaknesses of a given system.

3. Nikto (vulnerability scanner) - Wikipedia

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   Nikto is a free software command-line vulnerability scanner that scans web servers for dangerous files or CGIs, outdated server software and other problems. It performs generic and server type specific checks. It also captures and prints any cookies received. The Nikto code itself is free software, but the data files it uses to drive the ...

4. Nessus (software) - Wikipedia

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   Vulnerability scanner: License: ... In 1998 Renaud Deraison created The Nessus Project as a free remote security scanner. [2] ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...

5. OpenVAS - Wikipedia

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   OpenVAS (Open Vulnerability Assessment Scanner, originally known as GNessUs) is the scanner component of Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM), a software framework of several services and tools offering vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management.

6. List of security assessment tools - Wikipedia

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   Free Metasploit: Rapid7: application, framework EULA: Vulnerability scanning, vulnerability development Multiple editions with various licensing terms, including one free-of-charge. Nessus: Tenable Network Security: Proprietary; GPL (2.2.11 and earlier) Vulnerability scanner: Nmap: terminal application GPL v2: computer security, network ...

7. SAINT (software) - Wikipedia

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   Exploits take advantage of a vulnerability by compromising or destructing the vulnerable system, device, or application. Remediation is the process of repairing or providing a remedy for a vulnerability, thereby eliminating the risk of being exploited. Vulnerability scanning is used to identify and evaluate the security posture of a network.

8. ZMap (software) - Wikipedia

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   ZMap is a free and open-source security scanner that was developed as a faster alternative to Nmap. ZMap was designed for information security research and can be used for both white hat and black hat purposes. The tool is able to discover vulnerabilities and their impact, and detect affected IoT devices.

9. COPS (software) - Wikipedia

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   COPS is a software suite comprising at least 12 small vulnerability scanners, each programmed to audit one part of the operating system: [1] File permissions, including device permissions/nodes; Password strength; Content, format, and security of password and group files (e.g., passwd) Programs and files run in /etc/rc* and cron(tab) files