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Which of the following are open-source vulnerability scanners?

The correct answer is A. Nessus C. Hackbot D. Nikto. Identifying open-source versus commercial vulnerability scanners is a key security tool literacy skill; Nessus, Hackbot, and Nikto are open-source while NetRecon is commercial.

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Question

Which of the following are open-source vulnerability scanners?

Options

  • ANessus
  • BNetRecon
  • CHackbot
  • DNikto

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    73% (29)
  • B
    28% (11)

Why each option

Identifying open-source versus commercial vulnerability scanners is a key security tool literacy skill; Nessus, Hackbot, and Nikto are open-source while NetRecon is commercial.

ANessusCorrect

Nessus was originally developed and released as open-source software by Renaud Deraison, establishing it as a recognized open-source vulnerability scanner before Tenable later transitioned it to a commercial model.

BNetRecon

NetRecon was a commercial network vulnerability scanner developed and sold by Symantec, not an open-source product.

CHackbotCorrect

Hackbot is an open-source automated security scanning and vulnerability assessment tool freely available for security research and testing.

DNiktoCorrect

Nikto is a widely used open-source web server vulnerability scanner maintained at cirt.net that checks for dangerous files, outdated server software, and misconfigurations.

Concept tested: Open-source versus commercial vulnerability scanner identification

Source: https://cirt.net/Nikto2

Topics

#vulnerability scanners#Nessus#Nikto#open-source security tools

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