Colossus is a Vulnerability Scanning Service with a difference. First, it can be bought as a product or run as a Managed Service. Under a Services agreement, tests are administered and checked by the acclaimed consultants at Matta, based in Richmond upon Thames. You're free to do your job, while the tests and reports are compiled and delivered to you securely whenever they are scheduled.
With clients in a variety of retail sectors, including Financial , Retail , Government , and Hospitality , we have experience in helping apply technology in a way that is most effective for you.
A one size fits all approach to security testing will only get you the minimum of benefits.
Colossus on the other hand is arguably the most flexible solution of it's kind in the marketplace. learn more
Feb 20, 2009
We still use the same passwords
The list of passwords Confiker uses are on the Sophos website: http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/01/16/passwords-conficker-worm/
Feb 20, 2009Polititians still don't get it!
This recent article about how a state in the US is planning to outlaw security research reminded me how much politians still have to learn about information security. Making security research illegal will not stop the hackers from finding the vulnerabilities. It just means the vendors won't hear about them first.http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/SB/SB125.pdf
A team of highly skilled developers and security professionals were involved in assembling one of the most comprehensive new security tools available today.
Colossus is the product of a belief that people make the difference in a company. Gloabally recogised experts in Penetration Testing formulated the algorithms that Colossus uses to 'think its way through a test'. User interface experts, made the experience of using Colossus intuitive, and people highly skilled in report writing and metric analysis designed the report production system which is the most flexible and accuate on the market today.
