USING THE SECURITY NETWORK SCANNER GFI LANGUARD TO DISCOVER AND IMPROVE THE VULNERABILITIES IN THE COMPUTER NETWORK SYSTEMS: USING THE SECURITY NETWORK SCANNER GFI LANGUARD TO DISCOVER AND IMPROVE THE VULNERABILITIES IN THE COMPUTER NETWORK SYSTEMS

Petar Boyanov

doi:10.46687/jsar.v4i1.83

Authors

Petar Boyanov Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, Faculty of Technical Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46687/jsar.v4i1.83

Keywords:

Patch management, Network auditing, Vulnerability assessment, Computer and network security

Abstract

In this paper a comprehensive testing for computer network vulnerabilities is made. Thanks to the program product GFI LanGuard some critical flaws and vulnerabilities have been discovered and thereby this action improves the security mechanisms in the tested hosts. It is recommended that many cyber-security professionals and IT administrators to use GFI LanGuard in order to increase the computer and network security in their organizations.

Author Biography

Petar Boyanov, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, Faculty of Technical Sciences

Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, Faculty of Technical Sciences

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USING THE SECURITY NETWORK SCANNER GFI LANGUARD TO DISCOVER AND IMPROVE THE VULNERABILITIES IN THE COMPUTER NETWORK SYSTEMS