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Google Hands Out Web Security Scanner

Posted by Soulskill on from the like-giving-deodorant-to-your-special-friend dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Apparently feeling generous this week, Google has released for free another of their internally developed tools: this time, a nifty web security scanner dubbed skipfish. A vendor-sponsored study cited by InformationWeek discovered that 90% of all web applications are vulnerable to security attacks. Are Google's security people trying to change this?"

3 of 65 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I don't trust it by Foofoobar · · Score: 2, Funny

    How's the weather under that tinfoil hat?

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  2. Re:I don't trust it by maxwell+demon · · Score: 2, Funny

    What article?

    "The" - is there another?

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  3. Re:2 side sword by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is VERY fast, been observed 500 request/seconds against responsive internet servers, 2000/sec when in the same lan...

    Wow, it's almost like you read the FAQ or something:

    500+ requests per second against responsive Internet targets, 2000+ requests per second on LAN / MAN networks...