GCIA · Question #107
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.
Question
Which of the following are open-source vulnerability scanners?
Options
- ANessus
- BNetRecon
- CHackbot
- DNikto
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A73% (29)
- B28% (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.
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.
NetRecon was a commercial network vulnerability scanner developed and sold by Symantec, not an open-source product.
Hackbot is an open-source automated security scanning and vulnerability assessment tool freely available for security research and testing.
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is a widely used open-source web server vulnerability scanner maintained at cirt.net that checks for dangerous files, outdated server software, and misconfigurations.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
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