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Patrizia -> Whats's new in GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner 8 (28.Mar.2007 5:53:10 AM)
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What's new in GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner version 8?
- Support for OVAL: GFI LANguard N.S.S. 8 can now import and check networks using OVAL definitions. This database is the standard used to define the tests needed to check if weaknesses are present on a system. For more information on the OVAL database please refer to http://oval.mitre.org
- Improvements to patch management: New patch management features contribute to an overall improvement of the patch management module. New features include patch rollback, multilingual patch autodownload, missing Windows Installer 3 notification, patch sort by severity and detection engine memory-use optimizations.
- Security Scanner optimizations: IT administrators now have the ability to configure up to 10 scanning threads. This enables them fully utilize their hardware and network infrastructure's potential
- Scheduled scan enhancements: GFI LANguard N.S.S. 8 keeps track of computers that are not scanned (such as laptops disconnected from the network) and performs scans on them as soon as these become available.
- Faster retrieval of Linux data: Linux data retrieval is now around 20 times faster than the previous version of GFI LANguard N.S.S.
- Revamped UI: GFI LANguard N.S.S. 8 is updated with cosmetic changes to the User Interface and Icons. New buttons were added and the GUI is re-organized with the categorization all the Main, Configuration and Tools options in three separate tabs. A restructure of the security scanner tree now also includes an improved categorization of the retrieved information, assisting users in browsing through the records retrieved.
- Unicode support: You can now scan multi-language networks from one central location and have all characters displayed correctly, whatever the language. For example, you can scan, from a Windows XP English Edition machine, computers having Chinese and Greek editions and everything will be displayed correctly.
- New scanning options: Dependencies on administrative shares have been removed through the addition of a new option in the scanning profiles. GFI LANguard N.S.S. now temporarily creates and uses a custom hidden share during scans.
- Remote registry scanning: In GFI LANguard N.S.S. 8 an option was added which, when enabled and if the scan is performed with proper rights, will temporarily start remote registry on the remote machine during the scan.
- Advanced scan range options: Added support for scanning CIDR subnets and the ability to specify addresses that are to be excluded from the scanning of a previously specified IP address range.
- Debug Enabled Warning Message: A warning message now lets the user know that the scanning speed is lower when debug is on.
- Enhanced troubleshooter: The wizard-assisted troubleshooter now incorporates better logging and new automated checks to assist users in identifying issues faster. It also assists users in resolving any issues encountered through in-program issue specific advice and links to GFI's Kbase articles.
- Enhanced auto-update System: The auto-updating system was improved so that urgent fixes arrive to the clients faster than it takes to download and install a new build.
- Support for Microsoft Windows Vista: GFI LANguard N.S.S. 8 now supports installation and scanning for vulnerabilities on Microsoft Windows Vista based computers
- Wizard assisted new custom vulnerability conditions setup: GFI LANguard N.S.S. 8 now incorporates an intuitive wizard that removes the complexity of custom vulnerability setup and configuration, enabling you to set-up custom vulnerabilities in the easiest way possible.
- Graphical Threat Level Indicator: Users can now easily determine their network's vulnerability level through a graphical scale that indicates the vulnerability level of any particular computer or groups of computers/networks.
- Improved status monitor: The GFI LANguard N.S.S. 8's status monitor has been upgraded with a global graphical threat level indicator and an autodownload queue viewer.
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