Re: Alternatives to Nessus

[A K <platsakos () gmail com>]

If money is not an issue (e.g. you are not limited to free solutions),
you can use a scanning provider, such as Qualys

jond wrote:
> Has anyone found any good alternatives to Nessus?
> I've played around with OpenVAS with their backtrack build, but either
> it's not pulling all the plugins, or it's just not as accurate as
> Nessus.
>
> Anyone have different experiences with OpenVAS, or know of anything
> else I might look at?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jon
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