2 min
Metasploit
Getting The Most Out of Metasploit: Pentesting, Password Auditing, and Vulnerability Validation
When we talk to Metasploit users, they usually use it for either penetration
testing, password auditing or vulnerability validation, but few use it for more
than one of these purposes. By leveraging your investment in Metasploit, you can
triple-dip at the same price - no extra licenses needed.
Penetration Testing
With penetration testing, you can identify issues in your security
infrastructure that could lead to a data breach. Weaknesses you can identify
include exploitable vulnerabilities, we
2 min
Patch Tuesday
October 2011 Patch Tuesday
This month, Microsoft issued eight bulletins, addressing 23 vulnerabilities
across Microsoft Windows, Silverlight, .NET and Forefront product lines. Only
two bulletins were rated 'critical', and the rest were rated 'important'.
In terms of prioritizing patching, when I look at security vulnerabilities,
first I want to understand which ones can have the most widespread impact.
MS11-081is a cumulative update which affects Internet Explorer, so it relates to
both corporate and home users. These v