The SME project aims to streamline the detection and remediation of specific bugs.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has released NMAP scripts to help defenders search for specific vulnerabilities in their networks. On January 25, the NCSC said the trial project is a joint effort between the cybersecurity guidance organization and the Industry 100 (i100). i100 is a cohort of public and private sector companies working with the NCSC to «bring industry and government expertise together in a way that helps us all learn lessons, identify systemic vulnerabilities and reduce the future impact of cyberattacks.» The project is called Scanning Made Easy (SME) and is a collection of NMAP Scripting Engine ( NSE) scripts developed to tackle what NCSC calls a «frustrating» problem: the use of scripts that are not suitable, or necessarily safe, to run. «When a software vulnerability is disclosed, it is often easier to find proof-of-concept code to exploit it, than it is to find tools that will help defend your network,» the organization says.
