Some of you might have read my little tutorial about how to use Google Skipfish for web vulnerability scanning. While I was fascinated by the efficiency and speed of this application, I started to use it more often. Although manual testing can’t be replaced by a machine, web vulnerability scanners are still a helping hand. During [...]

On the 6th May 2010 a new version of Google Skipfish (penetration testing tool/vulnerability scanner) was released. View the changelog here. Download it here. According to the changelog not many things were changed.

I recently had the time to test Google’s Skipfish. It is a fully automated penetration testing tool and was just published some weeks ago. This little tutorial will show Debian/Ubuntu users how to install it and perform the first test. I. Introduction Tools like Nessus and Nmap are indispensable when it comes down to security [...]