The scanner software compares the information it finds against known vulnerabilities in its database or a third-party database such as CVE, OVAL, OSVDB or the SANS Institute/FBI Top 20.

Vulnerability scanners—the most mature category of database security tools, according to Oltsik—report on risks such as stale accounts, default passwords, outdated patches, incorrect ...

The WPScan Vulnerability Database, a database housing security vulnerabilities in WordPress core code, plug-ins and themes is available.

TuxCare Radar is an in-memory CVE scanner that reduces false positives, speeds compliance, and delivers real-time Linux ...

Sentrigo, Inc., a provider of database security software, has announced the availability of an integrated database activity monitoring and vulnerability assessment solution. Hedgehog Enterprise v4.0 ...

Scanner results come from authoritative sources that feed into the OSV database, but its community-led nature also ensures a rich repository of information on vulnerabilities.

A database vulnerability scanner "Scuba by Imperva" compatible with Oracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, and Sybase has been downloaded and available for free. He said he will find hundreds of ...

Vulnerabilities not included in one scanner’s database may get overlooked. That has led organizations to use multiple vulnerability scanners. Modern, risk-based VM must be highly automated not ...

Close to half of on-prem databases contain vulnerabilities, with many critical flaws The Microsoft Exchange attack wave revealed the risks, but patching isn't always straightforward.