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Why We Are Here => Web Development => Topic started by: Rupert on December 07, 2015, 07:44:32 PM

Title: Handy Security tool https://hackertarget.com/ for novices.
Post by: Rupert on December 07, 2015, 07:44:32 PM
found this looking for something that could identify all of the plugins used on a wordpress site.  It is "Meant" as a scanner for checknig your own site.

This one does it with brute force if you pay for it, but it also does the usual Geo, lookups, pings etc all in one place;

https://hackertarget.com/
Title: Re: Handy Security tool https://hackertarget.com/ for novices.
Post by: JasonD on December 07, 2015, 10:16:59 PM
Do you think $7 is fair value for that kind of data?
Title: Re: Handy Security tool https://hackertarget.com/ for novices.
Post by: Rupert on December 07, 2015, 10:48:43 PM
You mean monthly? 

It depends how much you use it.  might be more or less.


I needed to know what were the likely plugins on a site... I would have paid £25 for that if it saved me 1/2 hour looking further.  with 1800 plugins, it not something I can do manually.
Title: Re: Handy Security tool https://hackertarget.com/ for novices.
Post by: JasonD on December 07, 2015, 11:06:17 PM
As a one off is what I meant, but I did miss their fees were monthly.

Thanks for your thoughts on pricing.
Title: Re: Handy Security tool https://hackertarget.com/ for novices.
Post by: ergophobe on December 08, 2015, 04:47:29 PM
It's actually $84/year isn't it?

I don't know if the *data* is worth it. That depends on your situtation. Seems like it was worth it for Rupert.

But the service isn't really about the data.

If you have one e-commerce site or one client with an e-commerce site, that seems worth it if it catches one thing you wouldn't have otherwise caught (though there are other scanning suites and options)

If you have credit card numbers intercepted, you are liable for $1000/card (I believe). I have known of small businesses presented with bills for over a million dollars when they got compromised.

The PCI gods then offer to forgive the penalty if you come into compliance. The person I heard talking about it spent six months and had $10,000 in expenses (labor) by the time he got his client's shop out from under it.

If you don't have an e-commerce component and can afford a bit of downtime, $7/month gets you automated backups and one-button restore, which saves you when you get attacked *and* when you just plain screw things up yourself.
Title: Re: Handy Security tool https://hackertarget.com/ for novices.
Post by: Gurtie on December 09, 2015, 07:44:12 AM
thanks, looks handy!

>>$7

oh god yeah!
Title: Re: Handy Security tool https://hackertarget.com/ for novices.
Post by: Rooftop on December 09, 2015, 09:30:38 AM
This isn't the same thing at all, but I saw it recently and thought it was useful/interesting/scary

https://www.exploit-db.com/google-hacking-database/