I’ve not used the product this post is about, but my guess is that it’s basically for Windows. There are much better tools for Linux that are free. Some of those you can probably port over to Windows by using the CygWin compiler, but ya know how that is, it never quite works exactly the same or like it should. A good example of that is nmap.

At $640 for a 20 IP version it is out of range for many, if not most, of us – unless you work for the government, of course.

Tools Like GFI languard will give you a basic understanding of your network situation, but the scans are only as good as it’s updated database of vulns, as well as the user pushing the buttons and ultimately reading, the results, then determining the best way to go about fixing it, despite the results holding your hand. There can be false positives, false negatives, and a slue of other mismatching or misleading results that in some cases have caused the network security to become weaker. This is where knowledge and the other tools, scripts, and other misc items come into play.

Attacks are so common place these days, it’s amazing. The thing about it is that a vast majority of attackers are what we like to call script kiddies AKA “Skiddies”. These types of attackers are much more dangerous, because they tend to use the “spray and pray” method, which means they blindly fire off attacks, scripts,etc without any real knowledge about how, who, why, or what. These guys are more likely to stumble on something by accident that no one has seen before.

As Network Security Specialists, it’s our job to keep a watchful eye on all things Network Security. Everyday, hundreds of new threats and statistics come across our desks. It’s no surprise that the majority of the attacks are aimed at windows and targeting un-suspecting users by tricking them into self inflicted issues.

I am sure I can(and Have)go on for hours about network security, attacks, preventions, enumerations, protocols, techniques, auditing, etc etc, but I am sure it will be boring, well maybe to some . If you want more info, please contact me, I will be happy to discuss it in more detail, and field any questions that you may have.