Comments on Information Security Short Takes: Nessus vs Retina - Vulnerability Scanning Tools Ev...

That was the latest version of retina available at...

2009-12-01T22:16:45.288+01:00

That was the latest version of retina available at the moment of the test. My approach will remain the same - scanning the same target with the latest available tools, but using win7 will become a rule, not an exception.
I do plan to revisit the scan, and extend it to some more tools for good measure.

I am sorry, but you tesing is flawed. eEye does no...

2009-12-01T16:31:26.074+01:00

I am sorry, but you tesing is flawed. eEye does not support Retina on Windows 7 with the version you have listed in your article. You should revisit your testing procedures and requirements.

You still have a problem with Nessus. This is not ...

2009-11-02T00:07:15.427+01:00

You still have a problem with Nessus. This is not normal:
WARNING : no port scanner was enabled during the scan. This may
lead to incomplete results
Scan duration : unknown (ping_host.nasl not launched?)

Did you enable at least one portscanner? Otherwise, this explain why some results are missing.
You should also make sure that your plugin set is up to date (

Reset - I'll run the scan with a fresh install...

2009-11-01T08:22:09.023+01:00

Reset - I'll run the scan with a fresh install of Nessus

Nessus web app tests are enabled. They are known t...

2009-10-31T23:09:34.153+01:00

Nessus web app tests are enabled. They are known to be very slow, so comparing the scan speed does not make sense.

Many Nessus scripts failed to run (they display general information at the end). The Nessus test was obviously interrupted or your installation is broken. Comparing the content of the reports is irrelevant too.

I cannot comment the Retina report, I do not know