As security experts warn that search engines can be used by attackers to search out vulnerable systems, new software shows that search technology can also be used to promote security: McAfee’s SiteDigger 2.0 uses Google to learn where the computer systems of organizations are vulnerable to exposure and attack. McAfee said the software tool, which uses Google’s search index alongside technology from its Foundstone acquisition of last October, will pinpoint information vulnerabilities caused by human error.
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SiteDigger Software Looking for Trouble
Posted by: Jay Lyman January 11, 2005 01:33 PMAs security experts warn that search engines can be used by attackers to search out vulnerable systems, new software shows that search technology can also be used to promote security: McAfee’s SiteDigger 2.0 uses Google to learn where the computer systems of organizations are vulnerable to exposure and attack. McAfee said the software tool, which uses Google’s search index alongside technology from its Foundstone acquisition of last October, will pinpoint information vulnerabilities caused by human error.