Good time to Scan

[abcampa at gmail.com (Albert R. Campa)]

Id agree with the cred scanning during the day. I started tentatively,
but since doing it a few times, I have noticed no issues whatsoever on
desktop scans.


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Albert R. Campa



On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Paul Asadoorian <paul at pauldotcom.com> wrote:
> If you're scanning workstations I highly recommend credentialed
> scanning. ?There is little impact on the end-user workstations, and you
> get better results (less false positives, more information about the
> installed software, devices, etc..).
>
> We started doing this on some of our consulting engagements and are very
> happy with the results. ?It really gives you a good picture of the
> network, systems, and a snapshot of the security practices that exist
> (or not).
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
> On 3/29/10 8:26 PM, Michael Douglas wrote:
> > we scan our workstations during a few windows.
> >
> > Early in the morning (between 6-8:30 local) if they're running.
> > After the work day (between 6:30 - 9ish) if they're running.
> > If all else fails, we scan around lunchtime (11:30 - 1) ?We only use
> > this time as a fall back... this will impact users.
> >
> >
> > HTH,
> > - Mick
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Juan Cortes <juanccortester at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Guys,
> > >
> > > Sort of new to this, but is there a sort of industry standard time when to
> > > scan. Basically this scan will be workstations and I would like to scan them
> > > during the day since some users turn them off and I would like to get away
> > > from bugging people to leave them on. ?Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
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> > > Chicago, Il
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