2010

GFI LANguard awarded 5 stars

GFI LANguard was awarded 5 stars in a review by SC Magazine - SC Magazine, January 2010

2009

GFI LANguard voted WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Award Winner – First Runner-Up

GFI LANguard was selected first runner-up in the Network Auditing category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Awards - WindowSecurity.com, December 2009

GFI LANguard awarded in Security Scanner category by WindowsSecurity.com

GFI LANguard was selected first runner-up in the Security Scanner category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Awards - WindowsSecurity.com, October 2009

Latest version of GFI LANguard worth considering

Kevin Beaver gives the latest version of GFI LANguard a try, having used the vulnerability scanning solution for years, and finds that the "quick-view dashboard is a nice improvement and I really like the scan progress" - Security on Wheels blog, October 2009

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner: award-winning solution

GFI LAnguard is an award-winning network security scanner that scans your ports to detect any vulnerabilities with full functionality and the capacity to perform multi-platform scans. GFI LANguard also provides reports on all scans - HIUUF blog, August 2009

GFI LANguard 9: taking control of the web

The Italian segment of PC Pro reviews GFI LANguard 9 and finds it to be a strong contender at managing vulnerabilities and patch management. The software also comprises detailed reports for resolving any issues encountered. PC Pro award GFI LANguard an 8.5/10 - PC Professionale, July 2009

GFI MailArchiver: suitable for all company structures

Although GFI MailArchiver 6 is designed for the SMB, the solution offers extended features that make it suitable for all company structures and sizes. GFI MailArchiver offers an easy to use reporting system to present auditing information such as monitoring user activities to maintain integrity of the archive - Computerwoche, June 2009

GFI LANguard: invaluable tool for administrators

Help Net Security review GFI LANguard and ascertain that "the three crucial tasks of vulnerability management (vulnerability issues, patch management and network auditing) are addressed in one package, saving effort and time." - Help Net Security, August 2009

 

 

 

GFI LANguard 9: fully recommended

GFI LANguard addresses the issues of vulnerability management, patch management, and network auditing and comes up tops in all areas. "The scanning options are quite robust and the reporting and remediation interface couldn't be much better. I would fully recommend it for network management and auditing." - Chris Sanders, July 2009

GFI LANguard 9 - it's about people, technology and processes

"GFI LANguard 9 breaths a fresh air of new functionality and GUI design" say IT site, Best Security Tips. The new version of GFI LANguard introduced the Network Audit thus extending the product scope into the IT audit operations. It also offers new scanning profiles which provide valuable data as well as providing a very useful list of everyday network tools. "GFILANguard 9 offers reliable, high-performance security out-of-the box, adapts itself to business processes and security procedures in an environment easy to use by security engineers and managers alike." - Best Security Tips, May 2009

GFI LANguard: the option for SMBs

GFI LANguard is a network and security scanning tool that does what it says on the box in an intuitive and simple manner - "scan your network periodically and report the "security status" of each network node". It's pricing structure makes it the ideal solution for SMBs and organizations on a budget - hype-free, 2009

GFI LANguard 9: making an admin's life easier

GFI LANguard 9 is a very easy to deploy and use network security scanner and vulnerability management tool that "makes your life a LOT easier and makes it easier to manage patches and software across the Domain". It is particularly apt for "people more in the Sys Admin & Network areas of the industry" - Darknet, July 2009

GFI LANguard: very competent scanner

GFI LANguard is given 5 stars in a review in SC Magazine. The reviewer says it is a solid vulnerability scanner with many pre-defined scanning profiles. It is also moderately priced for the functionality it offers.
-SC Magazine, May 2009

An essential network security tool

In a review on eWeek.com, GFI LANguard 9 is described as "an essential component of a network security consultant's toolbox and can also be helpful for SMBs". Reviewer Matthew Sarrel says GFI LANguard is a "true and tried" product and a highly accessible security tool. - eWeek.com. March 2009

GFI LANguard does it again!

In a review on Firewall.cx, GFI LANguard™ 9 is given a 95% rating and said to have “finally come of age”. The reviewer sums up the article by saying: “If you have an estate of Windows machines to secure and maintain then this is what you have been looking for. It does everything you might need and more, it’s easy to use and delivers real-world benefits. Once again, a solid 9.5 out of 10 for an excellent product”. - Firewall.cx, January 2009

A must for network managers

In a review in the Belgian edition of PC Magazine, GFI LANguard™ is given 4 stars out of five and praised for its ease of installation and the low threshold required to get started. Concluding, the reviewer said that GFI LANguard 9 “is a must for every network manager”. - PC Magazine, January 2009

Best proactive solution

GFI LANguard™ is described as one of the “best proactive software solutions that money can buy to prevent security problems and to perform network audits” in a review on Brighthub.com. The reviewer says the product helps to cut back on administrative overhead. "Managing several hundred computers can be expensive and time consuming." With GFI LANguard, these tasks are held to a minimum and well worth the cost. - Brighthub.com, January 2009

2008

GFI LANguard 9: easy installation, easy deployment

GFI Languard 9 is a network security scanner and vulnerability management solution that is easy to install and deploy and comes with an intuitive UI that scans your machine; apart from "showing you patch vulnerabilities, LANguard also checks for configuration issues" - John Croson's Blog Home, December 2008

Vulnerability management solution tops the Network Security Scanner category

GFI LANguard™ has been selected by Windowsecurity.com readers as the first runner up in the Network Security Scanner category of the Windowsecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. - Windowsecurity.org, October 2008

Network Product Guide Award for GFI LANguard

GFI LANguard™ has been named the winner of the 2008 Best Products and Services Award in the vulnerability /remediation category by Network Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication on technologies and solutions. - NetworkProductsGuide, August 2008

A solid product

In a review in the US version of SC Magazine, GFI LANguard™, a network vulnerability management solution, is given a 4 out of 5 rating. The reviewer says it is a solid product that provides deep scanning for vulnerabilities on the network. He added that there is a good amount of scanning and reporting capability in an easy to use interface but argues that the price may be on the high side for some businesses. - SC Magazine, August 2008

GFI LANguard enriches network security

In a review on SearchSecurity.de, Peter Reidlberger describes GFI LANguard™ as an attractive tool that comes with an intuitive user interface suitable for both experienced and entry-level administrators. He praises the program’s patch management functionality and the ability to address vulnerabilities immediately. He concludes that GFI LANguard is a great tool to enhance the security of a company’s network. - Searchsecurity.de, May 2008

Three useful tools

In a review in Nirlog.com, a technology blog, the author review’s GFI LANguard™, a vulnerability and network security solution. The blogger says he found the software to be a very useful tool for network and security administrators. He adds: “I liked the fact that it has all three useful tools i.e. network vulnerability scanning, patch management and auditing integrated into one. It’s also easy to use and manage.” - Nirlog.com, February 2008

Best compliance scanner

GFI LANguard™, a vulnerability management and network security solution, has won the ‘Best’ solution in the ‘compliance category’ in the 2007 IT Security Survey, organized by the website Security-Database.com. - Security-Database.com, February 2008

2007

4 out of 5 for GFI LANguard N.S.S.

In a review in CRN magazine, GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.)™ is given a four out of five rating and described as a feature-rich and easy-to-use package for keeping Windows and Linux system defenses up-to-date. The reviewer, Dave Bailey, tested “it on both Windows XP Professional and Vista systems and found it easy to install and use. Details of detected flaws and problems on scanned systems are displayed clearly”. He also noted the extensive range of scan profiles that are available. - CRN, November 2007

Scanner ensures defences are intact

In a review in ITWeek magazine, Dave Bailey gives GFI’s LANguard Network Security Scanner™ 4 out of 5 stars and finds it to be “an easy-to-use security package, which gives useful information and guidance on any flaws found”. He says the latest edition “has a host of new features designed to counter security threats to mainstream software packages such as Windows Vista, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office 2007”. The product also “provided up-to-date and useful security information that would help system administrators to maintain any Windows and Linux systems and also to refine desktop operating system images, especially Windows Vista, before deployment”. - ITWeek, November 2007

GFI LANguard N.S.S. first runner-up in Network Security Scanner category

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.)™ has placed first runner-up in the network security scanner category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. The award serves as a mark of excellence, providing the ultimate recognition from peers within the industry. - WindowSecurity.com, October 2007

GFI LANguard N.S.S. wins award in patch management category

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.)™ has been selected the winner in the patch management category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. The award serves as a mark of excellence, providing the ultimate recognition from peers within the industry. - WindowSecurity.com, August 2007

Not an ordinary scanner

In a review in Security-Database, GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ is given a 4.5 out of 5 rating and described as “by far one of the best software that combines easily a decent security scanner, compliance software (PCI DSS) and patch management tool”. The reviewers say the product uses “a strong and flexible security engine” and “auditors and security administrators can rely on this product to get a global security view of their network”. They recommend users to “discover this good software”. - Security-Database, July 2007

Useful and easy-to-use

In a review in Ethical Hacker, Brian Wilson gives GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ 8 marks out of 10 for its usefulness and ease of use. He says the product has a lot of "bells & whistles" that make it “even more useful than a standard scanning product”. He also praises the product’s patch management functions. “Pleasantly surprised” with GFI LANguard N.S.S., he said cost may be an issue for some, but, because of its overall usefulness and ease of use, “I give it an 8 out of 10 and an Ethical Hacker Network Recommendation.” - EthicalHacker.net, July 2007

GFI LANguard N.S.S. named Best of Tech·Ed 2007

GFI’s vulnerability management solution GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.)™ was named as a winner of the ‘Best of Tech·Ed Awards 2007’, in the Security category, by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro®, SQL Server Magazine® and Office & Sharepoint Pro.com. GFI LANguard N.S.S. was one of over 260 IT products and services submitted for the contest and the judges chose 45 finalists to be interviewed at Tech·Ed in Orlando, Florida. The interviews were conducted in early June and the winners were announced on June 6, 2007 at an evening reception at the Peabody Hotel Orlando. - Windows IT Pro, July 2007

Great tool with heavyweight features

In a product review on Firewall.cx, Alan Drury and John Watters describe GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.)™ as a “tool that does everything you would want”. They said it comes with heavyweight features and “an excellent user interface that is a joy to work with”. Although it is not free, “pricing is competitive” and they encourage administrators to download GFI LANguard N.S.S. - Firewall.cx, June 2007

GFI LANguard N.S.S. wins 2007 Info Security Products Guide award

Security Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and the world’s leading publication on security-related products and technologies, has named GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.)™ a winner of the 2007 Global Excellence in Network Security Management Customer Trust Award. The publication said that “this customer trust honor is the greatest endorsement to the fact that GFI LANguard N.S.S. is ahead of the curve when it comes to the best-of-the-best products that can provide the highest security in network security management”. - Security Products Guide, June 2007

A simple but useful tool

In a review on the French website, SecurInfos.com, JÃ?©rÃ?´me Athias gives GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ five stars out of five and describes the product as a simple, yet effective solution that should benefit system administrators. The reviewer also highlights various features in GFI LANguard N.S.S. that he found useful, particularly the ability to customize its “rich and varied” scanning and reporting configurations. - SecurInfos.com, May 2007

Could prove to be a life-saver

In a review in Insecure magazine, reviewer Mark Woodstone describes GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ as “a very fast, efficient and function-filled security product that would surely be a great addition to any network and (for) system administrators that work with Microsoft Windows computers.” He says the product’s patch deployment functionality makes it “a must have product”. - Insecure.com, May 2007

'Prime Rib' selection

In a review on paultech.com, reviewer Billy Spies gives GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ 4 stars out of 5 and describes the product as an “excellent utility in keeping everything from small- to enterprise-sized networks safe and secure, as well as making it easy to update and patch machines that aren’t secure at the time”. He highly recommends the product and adds that he was “really blown away by the ease of how I could remotely monitor, scan, and update PCs not readily available to myself”. - Paultech, April 2007

Bronze Readers’ Choice Award for GFI LANguard N.S.S.

GFI LANguard N.S.S. has won a bronze award in the vulnerability management category of the Readers’ Choice Awards organized by TechTarget, Inc.’s Information Security magazine and SearchSecurity.com. Products were rated by 1,595 information security executives and managers and to be eligible for award consideration, a product had to attain at least 25% of the number of responses garnered by the top vote receiver within its category. - Techtarget.com, April 2007

A tool for every day use

A review on Best Security Tips describes GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ as “a great example of a tool developed to be used everyday by all the security staff” and one that “fits perfectly in the ‘plan, do, check, act security framework”. The reviewer found the product to be easy to install and to be more than just a security scanner. He says GFI LANguard N.S.S. has a lot of features and encourages users to “discover them by actually using the product”. - Best Security Tips, April 2007

Superb cost/benefit ratio

In a review on Informit.com, GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ is described as giving “a superb benefit:cost ratio in the class of commercial vulnerability assessment and remediation tools”. The reviewer says the product is in the top 25 list on insecure.org “for good reason, as we learned after testing it”. He also describes the installation as straightforward, with a handy wizard guiding you through the key steps. - Informit.com, March 2007

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner named Gold Winner again

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ was chosen as the winner of the Gold Award in SearchWindowsSecurity.com's Products of the Year 2006 Patch Management contest. The winners were selected by a panel of judges composed of independent industry experts, Windows security professionals and SearchWindowsSecurity.com editors. - SearchWindowsSecurity.com, January 2007

2006

An impressive scanning tool

In a review for IT-Administrator, a popular German magazine, Fabian Warkalla confirms that GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ “lives up to its promise”. The review highlights that the software can be “handled quite easily” and is praised for the various options available to customize the security scans, stating that the “different scan options are quite impressive”. -IT-Administrator, June 2006

GFI LANguard N.S.S. gains the highest trust of customers worldwide

GFI Software announced today that Info Security Products Guide has named GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ a winner of the Global Excellence in Network Security Solution Customer Trust 2006 Award. This customer trust honor is the greatest endorsement to the fact that GFI LANguard N.S.S. is ahead of the curve when it comes to the best-of-the-best products that can provide the highest network security. - Info Security Products Guide, June 2006

The most popular commercial security tool for the second year running!

In a survey of 3,243 Nmap users, GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ has been voted the favorite commercial security tool for the second year running. This position was achieved thanks to GFI LANguard N.S.S.’s product features, such as collecting “Windows machine's service pack level, missing security patches, wireless access points, USB devices, open shares, open ports, services/applications active on the computer, key registry entries, weak passwords, users and groups, and more”. - Insecure.org, June 2006

A favorite network security utility

GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ was awarded 4 out of a possible 5 star rating by PC Magazine in their 14th Annual Utility Superguide. The review highlights the product's ability to scan an "entire local network for hundreds of known vulnerabilities and produce a comprehensive report for each computer or device it discovers". - PCmag.com, April 2006

Keeping your network secure

In an article in PCMag.com, reviewer Matthew D. Sarrel focused on the importance of discovering security flaws on your network and correcting them. The article praised the fact that GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ is “relatively inexpensive and easy to use.” It also highlighted significant product features, for instance GFI LANguard N.S.S. “provides information such as which Microsoft Windows Service Pack is in use, as well as reporting on missing security patches, open shares, open ports, services/applications active on the computer, key Registry entries, and weak passwords.” The article goes on to praise other product features such as the ability to perform security audits and generate vulnerability reports. - PCMag.com, March 2006

Good and inexpensive program

In an article about desktop and server security in small to medium enterprises, GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ was recommended as a "good and inexpensive program that checks your network nodes for missing security patches and service packs". The article explained how important it is to have the "latest critical security updates from Microsoft" as this will offer protection from many threats. The author explained how they "tested and liked" GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner and concluded by referred to its cost effective pricing. - PCmag.com, January 2006

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner named Gold Winner

TechTarget’s SearchWindowsSecurity.com named GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ as Gold Winner of the Testing and Auditing category of its 2005 “Products of the Year” awards. The winners were selected according innovation, performance, ease of integration into existing environments, ease of use and manageability, functionality and value. - SearchWindowsSecurity.com, January 2006

2005

A powerful, cost-effective solution

About.com's Internet and Network Security guide Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, awarded GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ 4 stars out of a possible 5 in a recently conducted review. The reviewer described the product as a “powerful, cost-effective solution for helping monitor and protect your network." He wrote of the product installation, describing it as "straight-forward and simple". The reviewer described the product's ability to provide detailed information about the vulnerabilities identified, allowing administrators to drill down for more information. He was also impressed with LANguard's ability to "compare two scans and identify the differences, allowing you to quickly notice changes such as new network shares or vulnerabilities that have appeared. - About.com, October 2005

Ease of use and flexibility

In a lengthy review on @risk Online, GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ was described as a product with "strong features and reasonable pricing". The reviewer explained how the installation of the product was "quick, easy and painless" and required "very little user interaction". The review highlights the various features offered by GFI LANguard N.S.S. and explains that the strengths of the product are "its ease of use, its flexibility, and the fact that it serves as both vulnerability scanner and patch manager." He concludes by saying "I plan to continue using GFI LANguard N.S.S. here in my home office" and adds, "I think it can fit the bill for many small to medium sized organizations." - @risk Online, July 2005

Industrial strength solution

In a review for Processor Magazine, reviewer Douglas Schweitzer describes how GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ “plays devil’s advocate and warns users about weaknesses before a hacker can find them.” He highlights how GFI LANguard N.S.S. analyzes the OS and applications running on a network for possible security holes and “provides in-depth information about all your organization’s machines and devices”. He also referred to the HTML reporting system which enables you to “proactively secure your network”. - Processor Magazine, June 2005

W2KNews 2005 Target Award Winner

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ was voted the winner of the Sixth Annual Target Awards 2005 in the Vulnerability Scanners category by W2KNews, a large online newsletter dedicated to Windows NT/2000/2003 issues. The Target Awards are given to top Windows NT/2000/2003 utilities in 31 different categories through an online reader poll. “The Target Awards represent our attempt to highlight the ultimate shortlist of the best tools that system administrators look for in a number of categories,” said Stu Sjouwerman, editor-in-chief of W2Knews. - W2KNews, June 2005

Best of TechEd 2005 Awards finalist

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ is one of 31 finalists, out of 260 entries, in the the Best of TechEd 2005 Awards conducted by Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine. It has been shortlisted in the competition's security category. - Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine, June 2005

Recommended by CRN Test Center

AppTech reviewers Darrel Bowman (CEO), Debbie Block and John Jolly awarded GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ the CRN Test Center Recommended logo with 8 stars out of a possible 10. The reviewers described the product as an "an auditing tool used to proactively secure networks". They were impressed by the product's accessibility: "Installing the software was a snap. After running the initial scan, we were impressed with the tool's ease of use." The reviewers expressed "a huge amount of confidence" in GFI Tech Support as well as in "the company's level of knowledge about its product and all facets of security". They also found the manual to be "very informative and easy to read", stating that it was "a great example of GFI's engineering and security expertise". - CRN, April 2005

Top security tool

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ placed among the first 10 products in Astalavista's Top 50 Security Tools list. - Astalavista, March 2005

A powerful scanning tool

In a review for IT Week, reviewer Dave Bailey describes GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ 6 as being "highly configurable", adding: "users can tune the scans at a very fine level to determine what the scans should look for". The reviewer also states that "installation was simple and we started scanning in less than five minutes". Clearly impressed with the product, he reports that GFI LANguard N.S.S. "gives quick, concise results and powerful scanning options". - IT Week, February 2005

2004

Fast, accurate and comprehensive

In a review for New Order the computer security and networking portal, reviewer Alex, a.k.a. Cleanfloor describes why GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ "happens to be the most used Windows network scanner on the market". He describes GFI LANguard N.S.S. as a "comprehensive scanning and auditing toolset for small or large networks alike" and he lightheartedly remarks that “all its features and functions are able to be taken advantage of by even the most mediocre of systems administrators”. The reviewer was impressed with the product’s scanning implementations and functions, but the “meat and potatoes” of GFI LANguard N.S.S. according to him, lies in its auditing for vulnerable services. To sum up, he finds GFI LANguard N.S.S. to be a “fast, accurate and comprehensive network security scanner”. - New Order, November 2004

One tool to find the weaknesses in all network computers

Writing for Redmond magazine (formerly MCP Magazine), reviewer David W. Tschanz compliments GFI for the vast improvements of GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ 5.0 over its previous version. Improvements mentioned include a new interface that “makes deploying patches much easier”; a tool that automatically downloads patches from Microsoft, allowing the selection of deployment parameters for each patch; and the “extensive set of vulnerability checks for Linux and UNIX machines, so you can find the weaknesses in all computers on your network”. Dr. Tschanz also highlights the “well-constructed” installation wizard that completes installation in less than five minutes and the feature that allows grouping of “vulnerabilities into separate nodes”, allowing expansion of the desired information only. On a general note, the reviewer stated that, "installing GFI products has always been very straightforward", and that his "experience with GFI products has always been favourable". He also notes that GFI has a "reputation for staying on the forefront of the technology" - Redmond magazine, November 2004

GFI LANguard N.S.S. wins Readers' Choice Award

SQL Server Magazine readers voted GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ as a winner in the Security Category in the SQL Server magazine Readers' Choice Awards. - SQL Server Magazine, September 2004

Security Product of the Year finalist

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ has been shortlisted as one of five finalists in the Security Product of the Year category of the fiercely contested CNET Networks UK Technology Awards. - CNET, September 2004

A great network security tool

In his Skullbox.net article about securing the PCs on a network, reviewer Erik Rodriguez awarded GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ 9.5 points out of 10. The reviewer noted that one of the great new features of version 5 is the “easy-to-use interface” allowing anyone with general computer experience to use the program. Another good feature according to the reviewer is that LANguard N.S.S. works on both Windows and *nix machines. The reviewer also commented on the product’s feasibility: “It’s worth the price if you are running a small or large network”. He also praised GFI as a company, stating: “GFI has their act together and makes great products. They are one of the software companies who has all-around great software.” - Skullbox.net, July 2004

Works like a charm

In an article for Firewall.cx, a site targeted towards network professionals, reviewers Chris Partsenidis and Sahir Hidayatullah described GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ as “a product that most administrators and network engineers would swear by.” The reviewers were impressed by the product's efficiency, speed and stability, and its ability to perform its job both when working on the local or remote LAN. They also found its features to be very helpful: “you won't find many network scanners pointing you to web pages where you can find out all the information on discovered vulnerabilities, download the appropriate patches and apply them with a few simple clicks of a mouse!” The reviewers were pleased that when trying out the product on small and large networks, GFI LANguard N.S.S “worked like a charm” and didn’t create problems such as network congestions. - Firewall.cx, July 2004

Unique features

In an article for Lockergnome's IT Professionals, Diana Huggins highlighted GFI LANguard N.S.S.™'s unique features, describing the product as a “security scanner that will detect vulnerabilities on your network, scan all machines, determine which patches and service packs are missing, detect open shares” and more. - Lockergnome's IT Professionals, June 2004

“An excellent product”

GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ scored 4.7 out of 5 in the review “Taking patch management to the next level with GFI’s LANguard N.S.S.” by Brien M. Posey. The reviewer states that the product “does an excellent job of detecting security vulnerabilities and of deploying patches”. Moreover, the reviewer explains that GFI LANguard N.S.S. is “much more than a patch management product” because it “raises the bar by also scanning the network for other types of potential security vulnerabilities”. He writes that all this is enhanced with: a user interface that he defines as “surprisingly simple” , “a very good collection of reports” and well organised information. - Relevant Technologies, June 2004

Best of TechEd 2004 Awards finalist

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ has been selected as a finalist in the Security category of the Best of TechEd 2004 Awards conducted by Windows & .NET Magazine and SQL Server Magazine. - Windows & .NET Magazine, May 2004

GFI LANguard N.S.S. awarded by its customers

GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ won the Fifth Annual W2KNews Target Awards, a “people’s choice” award, in the Vulnerability Scanners category. The Target Awards are given to companies with top Windows NT/2000/2003 utilities through an online reader poll where most of the readers are system administrators who are familiar with all the available tools. - W2Knews, May 2004

“A great package”

GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ obtained an overall good rating in a test by RMIT IT Test Labs that compared four patch management products. Reviewer Kire Terzievski comments that “this is a great package that does a bit more than just simple patching”. The simplicity of querying the machine to check what patches need to be installed was also highlighted. The reviewer was impressed that although there was a lot of information displayed on the screen “it was laid out very well and didn’t cause any major confusion” and added that “it’s hard to think you could get confused using this software”. The reviewer also added that, to complement all this, “this product was also the least expensive.” - Technology & Business Magazine, May 2004

An efficient and cost-effective choice

In a comparative review of popular vulnerability scanners, featured on Italian IT magazine PC Professionale, GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ is described as an efficient and cost-effective solution that make it an ideal choice for networks of any size. Describing the product's key features, reviewer Matthew D. Sarrel highlights the product's ability to scan the entire network, retrieving in-depth information about all machines and devices; identifying missing patches and service packs, and giving the option to deploy those service packs and patches network-wide. - PC Professionale, April 2004

A good scanner for any security professionals' toolbox

In a review on the network security site, Help Net Security (HNS), GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ is described as a good scanner for any security professionals' toolbox due to its variety of features and its simple interface. Reviewer Mirko Zorz believes that "the possibility to customize almost everything" offered by GFI LANguard N.S.S is a great time-saver, making it a feature that he thinks many will appreciate. He also highlighted the product's many options including scanning, patch management, report generation , scripting and various other tools. The reviewer concludes by commenting that he really enjoyed the interface even though it's not "too modern and flashy": He feels that both its simplicity and accessibility makes it very easy to use when performing simultaneous operations, as often happens during a security testing. - Help Net Security, March 2004

5-star rating

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ was awarded five stars, the topmost score, by FileTransit.com. FileTransit.com is a software distribution site featuring high quality applications. - FileTransit.com, March 2004

2003

An essential tool

In a detailed article in the Italian IT magazine Login, reviewer Andrea Pompili describes GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ as an essential tool for those managing security within a network. His report describes GFI LANguard N.S.S. as a fundamental tool for network administrators who need an efficient product. The reviewer concludes that GFI LANgaurd N.S.S.’s features, versatility and economical pricing make it a much better choice than other such tools on the market. - Login, December 2003

A powerful network security scanner

In a review on the network security site eBCVG.com, GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ is described as a powerful tool which enables network administrators to fix security vulnerabilities before these may be exploited by hackers. Reviewer Danny Tsechansky is impressed by the effortless installation process, which he reports is completed within a few minutes. He also highlighted the product’s many options, which can be changed to fit particular needs, in the article, along with the other in-built tools which make GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner “much more than just a regular network scanner”. The reviewer concludes by highly recommending GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner: “I can truly say that GFI LANguard should be part of your Windows security arsenal. This is exactly what Windows-based network should have in order to keep it more secure.” - eBCVG.com, December 2003

Top score for LANguard N.S.S.

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ was awarded the topmost five-star rating by Softforall.com, a site providing high quality shareware and freeware. - Softforall.com, October 2003

Like a Swiss army knife

In his review of GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™, J.M. Logan, Window TI Magazine's new technologies expert, compared the product to a Swiss army knife because of its immense usefulness and multi-functionality. The reviewer observed that GFI LANguard N.S.S. combines the functions of a port scanner with those of a security scanner and pointed out that, in combination with Microsoft SUS, it has an impressive price and features set. The reviewer highlighted how the product saves much time and effort thanks to its ability to deploy patches network-wide. - Windows ti magazine, September 2003

High ranking for GFI LANguard N.S.S.

All-Internet-Security.com, one of the most comprehensive and trusted sources of information on the web for Internet security, has awarded GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ the top five-star rating. GFI LANguard N.S.S. also placed third in the site's popular top 20 internet security shareware and freeware list. - All-Internet-Security.com, August 2003

Top pick

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ was awarded the top five-point rating by SoftNews.ro, an online library featuring thousands of free and free-to-try software programs for Windows. SoftNews.ro review staff also chose GFI LANguard N.S.S. as a top software pick. - SoftNews.ro, August 2003

Top rating for GFI LANguard N.S.S.

The topmost score of five stars was awarded to GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ by UKwares.com, the UK’s leading shareware and freeware software library. - UKwares.com, June 2003

GFI LANguard N.S.S. awarded

GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ was awarded the top five star rating by FileHungry.com, the resource center for top rated shareware and freeware. - FileHungry.com, June 2003

5-star rating for GFI LANguard N.S.S.

WebAttack.com, the popular site for Internet and system tools, has awarded GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ five stars, the highest rating possible. - WebAttack.com, May 2003

The most popular commercial security tool

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ has been voted the favorite commercial security tool and the 8th most popular tool overall in a survey of Nmap users to determine their preferred security tools. This May 2003 study lists the top 75 security tools and its author writes: "Anyone in the security field would be well advised to go over the list and investigate tools they are unfamiliar with. I discovered several powerful new tools this way," one of these being GFI LANguard N.S.S. - Insecure.org, May 2003

Gold award for a "very powerful product"

GFI LANguard N.S.S™ was awarded a gold rating (top score of 5 stars) in a comparative review of patch management solutions conducted by William Henderson for WindowSecurity.com. The reviewer reported that GFI LANguard N.S.S. "is a very powerful product, combining top-notch security scanning with patch management, making the 2 tasks easier to perform. It’s also pretty inexpensive. $695 buys you an unlimited IP version. Almost too cheap really". - WindowSecurity.com, April 2003

Keeping OSs and applications up-to-date

Lockergnome's GNOMEreport newsletter highlighted GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ in its topmost news item. "Patches? We don't need no stinkin' patches! Unfortunately, this is not reality," ran the newsletter, adding: "Effective management of operating system updates is crucial to maintaining a happy herd of servers. Keeping track of the patch process and an unenviable job, which is where Microsoft's Software Update Services and GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S) come in. They work together to keep operating systems, as well as applications up-to-date." - GnomeREPORT, 28 April 2003

"A great product"

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ is "a great product for Windows-centric environments and does a good job of helping to audit and maintain security in such environments," writes noted VARBusiness author Ed Tittel in a comparative review of what he named "the three top players" in the security-scanner software market. The reviewer wrote: "GFI LANguard N.S.S. offers good general and specific documentation, including installation guides and information on initial security audits, configuring scan options, and producing and analyzing scan results... N.S.S. supports 300 alerts, including missing OS service packs and patches; IP service alerts for FTP, DNS, e-mail and RPC; and registry findings." - VARBusiness, April 2003

Valuable

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ is described as a valuable tool in the book, 'Special Ops: Host and network security for Microsoft, UNIX and Oracle'. In this comprehensive internal network security guide, lead author and technical editor Erik Pace Birkholz reports that the product "allows network administrators to quickly and easily perform network security audits by combining the functions of a port scanner and a security scanner". Noting that it "lends itself well to internal network security", the book adds that GFI LANguard N.S.S. "covers quite a bit more ground than HFNetChk, [although] it also has a different focus". - Erik Pace Birkholz, Special Ops, Syngress, 2003

An indispensable part of your Windows toolset

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ “is one port scanner that should be part of your windows toolset” says New Order in a review of the product that focused on the security scanner’s vast set of “options that you can modify to fit your needs". New Order awarded GFI LANguard N.S.S. a score of 4 out of 5. - New Order, February 2003

A great tool

TechRepublic recommends the latest version of GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™, assuring users that “if you have a previous version, you’ll definitely want to check out version 3.0.” Writing for TechRepublic, John Kull said that GFI LANguard N.S.S. 3.0 offers not only “many new features, including the ability to report missing security patches and deploy them remotely”, but it can also be “a great tool for documenting your network”. - TechRepublic.com, 13 January 2003

2002

TechRepublic members recommend GFI LANguard N.S.S.

GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ featured in a shortlist of nine products selected by TechRepublic members as the definitive tools for network autodiscovery. "GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner provides information, such as missing security patches, open shares, open ports, key registry entries, and weak passwords. Scan results are outputted to an HTML report, which can be customized and queried," wrote journalist Beth Blakely before citing a member comment: “It doesn't do anything fancy like network drawings, but it will quickly tell you what devices are out there. One feature will tell you what security holes exist on which machines and which Microsoft article number applies. You can even push down fixes/updates to individual machines or [to] your entire network at once.” - TechRepublic.com, 6 November 2002

A must-have security tool

In a round-up of essential utilities to troubleshoot and maintain IT systems, CRN Test Center reviewed GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ and pronounced that it "could quickly become a must-have for any solution provider dabbling in the security realm". Reviewer Frank Ohlhorst said the team was impressed with the product's quick and easy installation, its simple-to-use interface and the "breadth of the scanning features". He also highlighted its "powerful scripting language to automate and customize proactive security scans". - CRN Magazine, October 2002

Software of the month

Quantum Illusions highly recommends GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™, awarding it top marks and selecting it as the featured software of the month. "So you need to know how vulnerable your system and network is? Then you need GFI LANguard: It is easy to use and will tell you where your security on your network is lacking," the site says. - Quantum Illusions, August 2002

GFI LANguard N.S.S. awarded

SoftwareSeeker, the successful in-depth software directory, has selected GFI LANguard N.S.S.™ for its Editor's Pick award. - SoftwareSeeker.com, July 2002

Making network administration easier

In a TechRepublic round-up of tools that make his job easier, network administrator and author Trevor Maingot included GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ as one of his favourite utilities, writing: "We use it (among other things) to pound on our firewall from the outside to see what is visible and to scan the inside to see what is open to exploitation." - TechRepublic.com, April 2002

Lots of information for a small investment

In an article entitled "Protecting the Network without Breaking the Bank", Gerald Clevenger described the commercial version of GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner™ and commented that it "provides a lot of information useful in mapping the network, including Domain name, Operating system, MAC address, and netbios name, as well as whether the system is a domain controller or member server", adding that it "provides a lot of information for a small investment". - The SANS Institute, 11 March 2002

2000

Five-star rating for GFI LANguard from BHS.com!

The Windows NT/2000 Resource Center, has named GFI LANguard™ "App of the Week" and awarded it five palm trees, the topmost score. - BHS.com, May 2000

AntiSearch.com awards GFI LANguard 5 stars

Antisearch, the AntiOnline site that gives links to sites carrying technical and specific information about computer, network, and software security, has awarded GFI LANguard™ five stars. - AntiSearch.com, May 2000

Four-cow rating for GFI LANguard from Tucows.com!

Tucows.com awarded GFI LANguard™ four cows. The site lists "only the best programs out there... selected from thousands of submissions that have been put through a rigorous testing process by [its] crack team of reviewers". - Tucows.com, March 2000