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Computer vulnerability scanning software

OpenVAS is the scanner component of Greenbone Vulnerability Management (GVM), a software framework of several services and tools offering vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management. Wikipedia →

đź§­ Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: OpenVASA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: PENETRATION TESTING APPROACHES EMPLOYING THE OPENVAS VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT UTILITYInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Quick Start Guide to Penetration Testing: With NMAP, OpenVAS and MetasploitThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Analysis of Vulnerability Assessment Technique Implementation on Network Using OpenVasCited 4 times
  5. Go sideways: Nessus (software)A closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Nessus Attack Scripting LanguageA closely related topic

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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

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