If you perform destructive testing, there is no
guarantee that the system you're performing the tests on will survive the
attack. They may in fact crash if they are found vulnerable to the
particular attack that Nessus is initiating. Using nondestructive testing
will find holes, and you can upgrade the software to prevent the attacks.
Nessus does give false positives sometimes, but you can use it to guide your
upgrade path.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 03:01
To: [email protected]
Subject: DoS attack
Hi All,
Can i use Nessus to perform DoS attacks also or is it vulnerble to thia attacks i.e. will it be some type of problem to my system if i use it for DoS attacks.
Cheers
Anjali
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