NOTE FROM CLEMENT:

Here is a recent blog entry from Adriel talking about vulnerabiltiy scanners and what they can and cannot do for you.  The title is provocative but it is worth reading.  Lots of people do not realized the weaknesses of scanners and often time you are left with a false sense of security.  Some of the comments are also interesting.  See info below:

Greetings all. I've finished another entry on our blog. This time the entry was about why vulnerability scanners do not work. It goes into a little bit of detail and is intended for the average reader. My goal was to help to educate people about what vulnerability scanning really is.

Anyway, here's the latest entry:

http://snosoft.blogspot.com/2009/01/vulnerability-scanning-doesnt-work.html

As always, comments are more than welcome.

    Adriel T. Desautels
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