Application Security, Inc. Releases AppDetective(TM) For Microsoft SQL Server; Microsoft SQL Server Discovery, Penetration Testing, And Vulnerability Assessment Scanner

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Application Security, Inc. (www.appsecinc.com) announces the
availability of AppDetective for SQL Server, Version 2.5, which is an
application security scanner designed to perform network-based
penetration tests and vulnerability assessments. Initially released
for Oracle databases, Application Security, Inc. extends its
revolutionary security methodology and knowledgebase of
application-specific vulnerabilities to proactively secure and
protect Microsoft SQL Server databases. AppDetective easily locates,
examines, reports, and helps fix database security holes and
misconfigurations with the click of a button. (Coming soon for
Sybase, Lotus Domino, MySQL, and IBM DB2)

"Staying on top of the security configurations and issues of
applications such as Microsoft SQL Server is a complicated, costly,
and time-consuming task to expect database administrators to
effectively address on their own," said Aaron C. Newman, Chief
Technology Officer of Application Security, Inc. "Particularly with
the ever-growing number of attacks and vulnerabilities being
discovered in databases."

Automated Microsoft SQL Server Database Discovery and Inventory

AppDetective accurately locates and identifies a wide variety of
applications within your network including Microsoft SQL Server and
Oracle databases. Version numbers, patches, hot fixes, as well as
other key database information integral for inventory purposes is
presented and utilized for further security analysis.

Anyone Can Now Perform a Microsoft SQL Server Security Examination

AppDetective is the world's only security penetration testing and
vulnerability assessment scanner of its kind. Regardless of database
security expertise, AppDetective users are empowered to pro-actively
perform automated non-intrusive attack simulations. "Zero knowledge"
penetration tests and security audits can easily be performed on
target Microsoft SQL Server databases remotely over the Internet from
their laptop or desktop.

Easy-to-Generate and Easy-to-Understand Microsoft SQL server
Security Reports

AppDetective users are empowered to provide deliverables in the
form of reports to communicate Microsoft SQL Server security
vulnerabilities and misconfigurations to clients, colleagues, and
everyone within their organization. AppDetective provides reports on
the security of individual applications as well as across multiple
applications providing a "bird-eye-view" of your environment.
Easy-to-read reports empower administrators with the information they
need to quickly address the security holes uncovered by AppDetective.
Report generation capabilities are especially effective in checking
for compliance of new regulations and requirements concerning data
security and privacy within financial services, healthcare,
telecommunications, government, and e-commerce all over the world.

About Application Security, Inc.

Application Security, Inc. is an organization dedicated to the
security, defense, and protection of the application layer. Solutions
are provided to proactively secure (penetration testing/vulnerability
assessment), actively defend/monitor (intrusion detection), and
protect (encryption) your most critical applications including
database, groupware, and ERP systems. Free evaluation versions of
products are available for download at - www.appsecinc.com.

ots Original Text: Application Security, Inc.
Internet: http://www.presseportal.de

Contact: Stephen Grey
Phone: 212-490-6022
Email: sgrey@appsecinc.com
Alternate Phone: 1-866-9APPSEC

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