Kali Linux vs. Tripwire IP360

Kali Linux is especially well suited in environments where high security is needed for your custom developed applications. This is well suited for offensive testing your high security in house developed applications. It is also very good for doing penetration testing on in house developed applications and safe guarding them from external attackers. Kali Linux is tough for use as a day to day Linux operating system as this was never intended to be used by beginners and occasional Linux users.

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I think Tripwire IP360 is suited for any environment as long as the leadership is willing to support the outcome.

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• Analyzing SSL certificates
• Analyzing SSL server configurations
• Vulnerability scanning
• Port scanning

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• I find the Tripwire IP360 reporting features extraordinary. I can run various audit and inventory reports at any point since the inception of the tool. For example, I can execute a report on the history of an asset, which establishes a baseline and can be used to support many security objectives.
• Scan scheduling. This feature allows the tool to run independently without human intervention. I don’t have time to manually run scans of different departments. Therefore, I schedule all my audits and check the report the next day. This has worked brilliantly for 3 years now.
• Automated update of the vulnerability rules. Automatically updating these rules and binding them to the scans preserves the tool relevancy during audits

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• Option to deselect tools upon install
• Instructions for all the tools
• Lightweight install option

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• I’d like to see IP360 have the ability to discover additional security appliances such as PaloAlto and Fortinet appliances.

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I will Stack Kali Linux at the top of among to its similar devices.

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I chose Tripwire IP360 because of its flexible reporting features

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• Costs
• Time taken to setup
• Configurations needed for each use

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• The biggest impact Tripwire has had in the organization is risk reduction. Since the inception of the tool our vulnerabilities have been reduced by 40%.

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