HackerTarget

In my previous post we saw about online Nmap port scanner. There is one more interesting site called Hacker Target. They offer online Nmap port scanning and also few more vulnerability scanners. Here is the list of scanners available

• Nmap Port Scan
• OpenVas Vulnerability Scan
• SQL Injection Scan using SQLiX and sqlmap
• Nikto Web Server Scan
• Joomla Security Scan
• Sub Domain Scanner

They are free service but there are some limitations. We just have to enter target IP and our email address. Result will be delivered directly to your inbox within a short period time. To avoid abuse of the service they have Vulnerability Scan Subscription. You can perform unlimited scanning if you subscribe for 1 month (4.99$) or for a year (29.99$)


Full Vulnerability Assessment is performed by this site for a fee of 150$ per server. I would like try their service but I don’t have any server LOL. There are few white papers available which is all about hacking and security. It’s a good site and it has good potential. We can expect more sites like this in future.

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Windows Security

This is an excellent site which is completely dedicated to “Windows” security. Here you can find all information related to windows security and it is constantly updated. I recommend this site for people who want to gain good knowledge in windows platform.It’s a well known fact that windows OS is widely used and most vulnerable. Just check this site and learn security for windows platform.

Let me start with the Articles/Tutorial section. There are many articles available and it not only covers security but also covers some other concepts. Here is the list of topics covered:

• Authentication, Access Control & Encryption
• Content Security (Email & FTP)
• Firewalls & VPNs
• Intrusion Detection
• Misc Network Security
• Product Reviews
• Viruses, Trojans and other Malware
• Web Application Security
• Web Server Security
• Windows 2003 Security
• Windows Networking
• Windows OS Security
• Wireless Security

There are more than 10 authors contributing to this site. Information about the authors is given in the site and these authors own sites and blogs(link is given) which is again a good place for us to learn some stuff, so check out the author section without fail. This site have a blog too which is updated on a regular basis with the latest news, information and insider gossip within the network security world and security related fields.

Forum is very active. There are totally 203745 articles posted by members and 56408 registered users so far. Newsletter subscription is available where you can subscribe for monthly news-letter or real-time subscription (You will receive mail as soon as a new article is posted.).

They offer some online security tests. I haven’t tried those tests. Details below:

• EndPointScan(External Link)
• TrojanScan
• Email Security Test
• EventLogScan
• Cross Site Scripting scan

Other important sections to check here are Software, Whitepapers and Links. Don’t miss the link section since there are many valuable sites listed over there.

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