"OpenVAS stands for Open Vulnerability Assessment System and is a network security scanner with associated tools like a graphical user front-end. The core is a server component with a set of network vulnerability tests (NVTs) to detect security problems in remote systems and applications." read more..."OpenVAS stands for Open Vulnerability Assessment System and is a network security scanner with associated tools like a graphical user front-end. The core is a server component with a set of network vulnerability tests (NVTs) to detect security problems in remote systems and applications." read more...