When it comes to keeping an entire network secure and fending off various external threats, identifying the weak points of the infrastructure is paramount. For this reason, vulnerability assessment utilities are created and one of these dedicated tools is GFI LANguard.
It is a program especially designed for scanning and analyzing the measure in which local and remote workstations are susceptible to attacks from hackers, malware or other malicious applications that may serve for information stealing and other such purposes.
One of the strong points of GFI LANguard is its ability to distribute a batch of updates across the whole network in order to patch security holes. There are many details that can be obtained concerning the computers connected to the same LAN and the protection scope can be extended to other devices as well.
Besides servers and workstations, this particular software solution is also suited for mobile instruments. Virtual environments are supported too and the verifications that GFI LANguard can make are based on comprehensive vulnerability databases so as to be able to pinpoint potential exposed areas and determine the best way in which the threats can be ruled out.
When performing the assessment of the entire network, this program take into consideration all the installed applications, but also potentially insecure configurations, open ports that should be blocked, services and shares that could facilitate the infiltration of external agents posing a security risk.
The reporting features that are built-in GFI LANguard, coupled with its cataloging and inventory capabilities will ease the job of system administrators that have all the data available from a single interface. In-depth configurations are also available, while scan and assessment profiles can be customized easily.
All things considered, this software is definitely one of the best choices one can make when it comes to network vulnerability scanning and patching. The well designed dashboard and the wide array of features put GFI LANguard high on the list of tools that network administrators should use.

Limitations:
· 30 days trial

What's New in This Release:
NEW:
· Patch Management for several Linux distributions
· Vulnerability assessment for smartphones and tablets
· Custom software categories
· Patch management for new third party applications
· List installed packages on Linux and OS X
· Restrict agent updates to specific timeframe
UPDATED:
· Revamped patch-autodeployment configuration
· Email alerts through SSL/TLS encrypted connections
· Limit post-deployment reboot to specific days of the week
FIXED:
· Various bug fixes and optimizations