Product Reviews

“I just love these folks. Take the best open source pen testing tool you can think of, put it on steroids, give it a user interface that makes it simple and fast to pen test in a production environ­ment without losing the granularity of manual testing if you need it, and you have Core Impact. Well, almost. Every year I say that I am going to find a better tool, and I actually do comb the market – unsuccessfully.”
By Peter Stephenson

“Core Impact is the ultimate tool for finding and exploiting possible holes in a network.”
By Peter Stephenson

Core Security's offering is a pure penetration tool that comes with a set of preprogrammed exploits that take advantage of known security flaws in products such as Adobe Flash and Windows. It can discover any vulnerabilities that need to be patched and fixed. It can also launch attacks through a specific device to discover the extent of damage possible.

"CORE IMPACT provides a full picture of all possible holes in not only network assets, but also web applications and other remote exploits. We find this product to be an excellent investment for almost any enterprise."
By Peter Stephenson

"Core Impact is a powerful tool that delivers quick, accurate assessments of the security of a network. The latest version expands the scope with Web application security checks and refines the valuable e-mail phishing feature for assessing the security savvy of end-users. Core's smart dashboard, friendly UI, attack configuration wizards, and focused reports make penetration testing easier than ever to conduct and interpret."
By Victor R. Garza

"We have used IMPACT in SC Labs for two years and have found nothing else that even comes close, open source or commercial, for application as a production quality penetration [testing] tool."
By Peter Stephenson

"We have reviewed, tested, and played with many products and applications over the years, but none of them compare to CORE IMPACT. From the moment you purchase the product, to the first time you get a shell on a vulnerable system, you are constantly being made aware of the fact that Core understands security."
By Seth Fogie

"CORE IMPACT was a blast to test and a product I am certain would benefit organizations that choose to engage it... I heartily recommend contacting Core Security for a live demo. IMPACT has all the convenience of fast food with the quality better suited to a five-star restaurant. Bon appetite, pen testers!"
By Russ McRee

"CORE IMPACT 6.0 is an amazing tool to validate your security posture. We highly recommend it to security engineers to verify the vulnerability of their networks, or confirm test results from third-party consultants."
By Mike Poor

"We rate CORE IMPACT as Lab Approved for its comprehensive capabilities, flexibility and ease of use, and we will be adding it to our test bench for the coming year."
By Peter Stephenson

"After using IMPACT it seems obvious to us that manual penetration is obsolete."
By Earl Geer

"For organizations the need to be very sure of the security of critical or sensitive systems, CORE IMPACT is a must-have tool and for these organizations we rate CORE IMPACT highly recommended. "
By Peter Stephenson

IMPACT receives 4 ½ stars.
By Frank J. Ohlhorst

"We give our Tester's Choice Award to CORE IMPACT. Its interface offers a true persistent workspace, flexible agents, regular updates to exploits and some useful built-in automation features."
By Mike Fratto, Reviewer

"I strongly suggest CORE IMPACT to companies who are looking to implement a security assessment plan."
By Alessandro Perilli, CISSP