CyberCop 5.5

Network Associates’ (NAI’s) CyberCop Scanner 5.5 can help you track down security vulnerabilities across your network. Like the other scanner products I’ve evaluated in this series of reviews, CyberCop Scanner will scan all TCP/IP devices for vulnerabilities. However, for this review, I’ll focus on using this scanner product in a Windows NT environment only.

Features and Benefits
Out of the box, CyberCop Scanner scans for 732 different security vulnerabilities—you can use the software’s Auto Update feature to increase the number of vulnerabilities the product scans for. NAI releases program updates monthly. In addition to vulnerability assessment, CyberCop Scanner also audits your security policy settings (e.g., password expiration and account lockout options), just as Shavlik Technologies’ InspectorScan does, and tests for Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS—i.e., tracking, logging, and responding to potential attacks on the network). . . .