As an industry first, Comodo introduces vulnerability scanning for centralized networks in the cloud. This addition is accessible with the newest absolution of its artefact HackerGuardian™.
Merchants who access transaction cards such as acclaim cards are appropriate to browse their networks at assertive periods, blockage for breaches in security. Previously, centralized arrangement scans appropriate committed hardware, run by an onsite employee.
With HackerGuardian, businesses can now run limited scans of their centralized and alien networks application the aforementioned software. A failing bootable abettor installed on one of the bounded arrangement nodes can be activated by an agent who may be amid in addition state, or even on addition continent.
Merchants appropriate to accommodated akin 1, 2, or 3 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) can now accumulate the administering of their vulnerability scans. They can use one software apparatus to administer scans of both their centralized and alien networks.
Internal Scanning
HackerGuardian's Internal Scanning affection allows PCI DSS-compliant merchants to run vulnerability scans on computers amid on a bounded across network. These computers are about 'inside' the company's clandestine arrangement and are adequate by a ambit firewall or added arrangement aegis device. In adjustment to run an centralized scan, the agent have to aboriginal run the HackerGuardian centralized scanning abettor on the bounded network.
Once installed and configured, this Agent will authorize a defended affiliation to a HackerGuardian Access server which will in about-face authorize a defended advice approach (connection) to a HackerGuardian scanning server. The scanning server will again be able to affix to and run scans on the bounded computers amid at the IP addresses that accept been defined in the 'LAN Devices' across of the HackerGuardian interface. The Agent software is accessible as an ISO angel (to actualize a Live CD) or as files (to actualize a Live USB stick). The scans can be run anon by booting the accessory through either the Live CD or the Live USB stick.
There are two capital prerequisites to active an centralized scan:
* The conception of a 'Local Device' as a ambition for the scans in the 'LAN Devices' across of the HackerGuardian interface. Local Devices are authentic by one or added IP addresses.
* The centralized scanning Agent has been installed on the bounded arrangement to acquaint with the HackerGuardian scanning servers via VPN connection.
"Comodo is appreciative to advance the vulnerability scanning industry with Hackerguardian Internal Scanning," said Melih Abdulhayoglu, Comodo's CEO. "We are committed to creating assurance online and authoritative it easier to acquaint and transact over the Internet. With HackerGuardian Internal Scanning, merchants can apply on architecture their relationships with customers, instead of on accomplishing their authoritative requirements."
About Comodo
Comodo is a arch casting in Internet security, accoutrement an all-encompassing ambit of aegis software and services, including agenda certificates, PCI scanning, desktop security, online faxing, and computer abstruse abutment services.
Businesses and consumers common admit Comodo as continuing for aegis and trust. Comodo articles defended and accurate online affairs for over 200,000 business and accept added than 18,000,000 installations of Comodo desktop aegis software, including an award-winning firewall and antivirus software offered at no charge.
The Comodo ancestors of companies is committed to around-the-clock innovation, amount competencies in PKI, authentication, and malware apprehension and prevention. As a agitator in eliminating online crime, the companies' mission is to authorize a Trusted Internet.
With US address overlooking Manhattan on New Jersey's waterfront, and all-around assets in United Kingdom, China, India, Ukraine, and Romania, Comodo articles action able security, authentication, and assurance.
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