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Nessus Scan Port ID mapped to Metasploit Vulnerability exploits

My Question: Is there any sort of website that maps Nessus Scan IDs to Metasploit Vulnerabilities? My Situation: I'm learning about penetration testing and I'm beginning to get frustrated seeing a ...
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Backtrack Footprints

I have been hired to to penetration assessment (scanning,testing and so on) ( I am new to the industry and learned through Offsec pentration training.) While training, I have been doing most of my ...
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Benefits to ArchPwn over BackTrack

Besides BackTrack having a cooler name and the whole Ubuntu vs. Arch Linux thing, what are the relative benefits of ArchPwn over BackTrack? Are the tools broadly the same, or does one have better ...
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Wireless Adapters for Testing with BackTrack

I would like to begin testing and working with BackTrack. I have heard that the Alfa AWUS036H wireless adapter works well with BackTrack and allows for packet injection. This adapter, however, is ...