When it comes to running secure IT systems, understanding how published security risks and fixes apply to your network can be a real nightmare: How many machines on the network need the latest Microsoft patch applied? Where are those Cisco switches that need a firmware upgrade?
Thanks to its ability to track all software and hardware across the organization, Security.Advisor can pinpoint the exact location of security risks on the network. Ranking risks by criticality and volume allows administrators to focus efforts on applying fixes where they are needed most.
Thanks to its market-leading software recognition engine, combined with a continually-updated database of known security vulnerabilities, Discovery’s Security.Advisor is ideal for pinpointing the exact location of applications that pose a risk to the organization.
Security.Advisor covers many of the top software vendors and ranks vulnerabilities by criticality and volume. Where possible, Security.Advisor links directly to patches and remedial advice from the vendors.
In addition to monitoring the network for software vulnerabilities, Security.Advisor can also warn administrators when hardware devices such as routers, firewalls and other network appliances require patching to combat dangerous security flaws.
With the introduction of FrontRange Discovery 9 in February 2010, Greynet detection is now part of the core feature set. Please see Software Audit for more information.
Security Risks
Applications such as Peer-to-Peer file sharing, remote access and password cracking tools
Productivity
Games, gambling software and adult-related applications can indicate that some users are not working to their full productivity.
Security.Advisor’s database of ‘greynets’ can help administrators pinpoint unwanted files on the network, or allow organizations to create their own lists of unacceptable applications which require administrator attention.
By combining the threat detection power of Security.Advisor with the graphical mapping capabilities of Discovery.Visual, organizations get the best quality information in the most easily-digestible format. Administrators can see at-a-glance which machines on the network are most at risk and can drill down into the fine detail of each vulnerability.