Network security software
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1. A software facility for evaluating and reporting security vulnerabilities on a computer network having nodes, each node performing one or more production tasks, said facility comprising:
- a network scanner incorporating recovery points providing a restart capability, said scanner further comprising password intrusion routines obtaining password files using read-only methods;
a web based health metrics reporter;
a status pager for mobile user notification; and
a job controller, providing for waiving a predetermined vulnerability and tracking all waivers, whereby said scanner, said reporter and said pager are controlled, wherein said job controller scans a node without impacting the one or more production tasks of said node, said status pager indicates a scanner status, a server status and an intrusion.
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Abstract
A software facility for evaluating and reporting security vulnerabilities on a computer network that comprises an interactive interface for a network scanner that incorporates recovery points, a health metrics facility, a status pager for mobile user notification and a reporting module for producing reports on the network'"'"'s security status.
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1. A software facility for evaluating and reporting security vulnerabilities on a computer network having nodes, each node performing one or more production tasks, said facility comprising:
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a network scanner incorporating recovery points providing a restart capability, said scanner further comprising password intrusion routines obtaining password files using read-only methods; a web based health metrics reporter; a status pager for mobile user notification; and a job controller, providing for waiving a predetermined vulnerability and tracking all waivers, whereby said scanner, said reporter and said pager are controlled, wherein said job controller scans a node without impacting the one or more production tasks of said node, said status pager indicates a scanner status, a server status and an intrusion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for evaluating and reporting security vulnerabilities on a computer network comprising:
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scanning the nodes of a network for vulnerabilities with a scanner that incorporates recovery points providing a restart capability, said scanner comprising password intrusion routines obtaining password files using read-only methods; reporting the operation and results of the scanning; providing mobile notification of predetermined events; and maintaining an independent domainname system for joining domainname systems to the corresponding IP addresses, and providing for waiving a predetermined vulnerability and tracking all waivers, wherein said reporting includes indicating a scanner status, a server status and an intrusion. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A software facility for evaluating and reporting security vulnerabilities on a computer network having nodes, each node performing one or more production tasks, said facility comprising:
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a network scanner incorporating recovery points providing a restart capability, said scanner comprising password intrusion routines obtaining password files using read-only methods; a Web based health metrics reporter; a status pager for mobile user notifications; a job controller whereby said scanner, said reporter and said pager are controlled, said job controller providing for waiving a predetermined vulnerability and tacking all waivers; a program versioning control system; an intrusion detection system; and a banner filter for assessing banner compliance regarding proper wording, wherein said job controller defines an enterprise scan and scans a node without impacting the one or more production tasks of said node, and said status pager indicates a scanner status, a server status and an intrusion.
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