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I`m looking to find if anyone is actually using the scanalert/hackersafe service on their website and if it has done anything for sales.  At first I wanted to know exactly what technical means they were using to do daily "scans" of the machines I operate as it appears (from the outside) they don`t do much more then ports scans, make sure the machine is patched, and test for PCI/SOX/HIPPA compatibility all of which is pretty easy to ensure.  Then it dawned on me that it doesn`t really matter as long as the *customer* feels safer.  At ~ $180 a month its not cheap but I`m curious to hear anyones opinion.  Also the sales rep claimed that their support staff actually tests for SQL injection vulnerabilities which I find suspect as it would require a lot of man power and I`m pretty certain can`t (at least not easily be) automated.  Thanks in advance.

When you see amazon.com and the likes using it, it might be worth looking into.  As it stands now, the e-commerce world is getting along just fine without it.