recommend a security check site

[Ballistic Banana]

Remember a site I see on here before that runs a check to see how good your security/firewall etc etc is. but cant for the life of me remeber where it was so can anyone recommend one.

Ta

BB

[trevorw]

You can try this site..

www.speedguide.net/security.php

[xiphias]

https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 - Shields up - recommended.

http://scan.sygatetech.com/ - Also good.

[roadsweeper]

The Symantet Security Response service is good.

[Ballistic Banana]

roadsweeper said:

The Symantet Security Response service is good.

Road it wont work with my browser?? you would have thought they would be up to date with the up and coming ones got this
Error 003

To run Security Scan, you must be using at least Internet Explorer 5.0, Netscape 4.5 or Safari 1.0.

To run Virus Detection, you must be using at least Internet Explorer 5.0.


Cheers for the other ones i seem to be pretty safe and secure

[k77-widow maker]

www.grc.com

then use the shields up utility to test your firewall / ports.

Stu

[Plotloss]

Dont use GRC

Despite all the hype its crap.

Google for Steve Gibson and you'll find out why.

Some proper security experts (contributors to the OWASP project) ripped his so called Shields Up to bits packet by packet and found out what it was doing was allowing him to hype his own abilities as a technician and little else.

Also, when sheilds up says you are safe, you potentially arent.

Avoid.

[k77-widow maker]

I stand corrected!!!

[adam_ski]

I've got to say, I've always used Gibson in the past & found it to be extremely good & accurate, nice that it doesn't actually install anything on the PC you're testing. I'm sure you're aware that there was a massive campaign to discredit Gibson after he so publicly attacked Microsoft over XP

I thought I'd check out the Symantec interestingly it said.......

Analysis:
WARNING! No known virus protection software found. This means your computer and data are vulnerable to virus attacks. Virus attacks can have serious consequences, including system damage and data loss.


A little odd as we're running an enterprise version of McAfee / EPolicy which enforces AV every 5 mins - looks like Symantec are just touting for business

[Plotloss]

http://grcsucks.com

Interesting reading...

[polus]

Maybe you’re after something online, complete and easy to use but I do have a number of tools to "evaluate" your firewall. I could email them if you want (drop me an email)?

[sjg]

adam_ski said:

I'm sure you're aware that there was a massive campaign to discredit Gibson after he so publicly attacked Microsoft over XP

Oh, people have been discrediting Gibson for a long time before that. The guy's a self-publicising, scaremongering windbag.