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Article: USB-based network-assessment tool debuts; Catbird device fits in pocket, scans for vulnerabilities.(Brief article)
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- Network World
- Article date:
- October 18, 2007
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Byline: Ellen Messmer
Catbird, the Scotts Valley, Calif.-based provider of in-the-cloud security services, has made available a USB thumb drive-based
device called the Pocket V-Agent, which can be plugged into a PC to carry out a network-vulnerability scan and perform other
security functions in conjunction with the Catbird managed service.
Howard Fried, director of sales and engineering, says the device can carry out a wide variety of tasks, including host discovery,
a vulnerability scan ...