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Why Auditing and Vulnerability Scanning are Different Things
Why is auditing and vulnerability no the same? In this article we have a look at both and look at the differences.
Summary
As the author of Lynis, we hear often the question: It is like Nessus, right? It seems that everything is compared with Nessus, especially when it comes to Linux security. Surprise, it is not. Let’s get things straight, and talk about the benefits of both. Vulnerability Scanning Scanners like Nessus and OpenVAS are great tools. You drop a system in the network and start scanning. The scanner then usually starts with a ping sweep to detect which systems are alive and providing services.