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12. Vulnerability scanning can be applied to any network device with an IP
address. is includes rewalls, VPN servers, IDS, etc. is section deals
with vulnerability scanning as it applies to any network-connected device.
More specic testing of technology is covered in a later section.
13. Vulnerability scanners have reduced the eort and skill required to perform
the task of vulnerability scanning, but not eliminated them. A good amount
of skill is still required to set up the tests and review the results. Also, in
larger systems, the vulnerability scanning eort can easily be one of the larg-
est tasks.
14. At rst glance, this sounds like a useless protocol ...