RE: Web Application Vulnerability Scanner

["Craig Wright" <Craig.Wright () bdo com au>]

Internal scans can use any scanner that does the job.

The external scan vendors may use any approved methodology. You are
confusing external scan vendors and scanning tools.

Regards,
Craig Wright (GSE-Compliance)



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-----Original Message-----

From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
On Behalf Of Brian Laing
Sent: Friday, 2 November 2007 7:01 AM
To: Jax Lion
Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Web Application Vulnerability Scanner

Jax,
        There are multiple levels to this.  If you look at
https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/pdfs/asv_report.html 
  you can se a list of approved scanning vendors.  Oddly enough nessus  
is not listed while rapid7 and qualys are.  So while some of the  
vendors on this list use nessus the product itself does not qualify as  
an approved scanner.  Hope this helps.

Brian

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On Nov 1, 2007, at 11:43 AM, Jax Lion wrote:

> My company is looking to invest on a web application vulnerability
> scanner for PCI compliance.
>
> I do not know what is the latest and greatest, but our auditor
> informed us that Nessus would no longer cut it.
>
> The scanner must satisfy PCI requirements, so if you have worked or
> working on a PCI project - I'm open to recommendations.