- eWEEK Labs Says GFI LANguard 9.0 a Useful Network Security tool for SMBs
By Matthew D. Sarrel
- StartupWhen GFI LANguard 9.0 starts up, you are presented with the most common scanning choices. After selecting a type of scan to perform, you're guided through a series of steps. The most flexible option is Launch a Custom Scan.
- Dashboard
The dashboard shows security status at a glance as well as a trend of vulnerabilities over time. Note that 192.168.10.22 has a high vulnerability level.Scanning
Scanning individual machines is simplified by well-structured reports. It's easy to see which vulnerabilities exist and which patches need to be deployed.
Scanning
Scanning individual machines is simplified by well-structured reports. It's easy to see which vulnerabilities exist and which patches need to be deployed.
- Sorting by Vulnerability
After a full scan (15,000+ vulnerabilities), it's easy to sort by vulnerability severity. Here, I've expanded the software inventory. You can see "GTA San Andreas," the game, in the middle of the list. I could right-click and choose to remove this application.
- Hardware Report
This is the hardware report from the same scan. Information provided includes drives, processors, USB devices, memory and motherboard.
- Approval
Before security updates and service packs can be deployed to Windows workstations, the administrator must approve them. This allows for testing before deployment.
- Deployment Status
After choosing computers to update and patches to deploy, I watched as deployment status was updated. On the workstation, the user was prompted to reboot after patching.
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