Web application security testing might seems intimidating and esoteric to many web administrator, especially to the new ones. Have you ever asked yourself why so many IT professionals ignore the security aspects of the applications? We seem to have a tendency to ignore things that is unperceivable. You become concern when something breaks or any security breach occurs in our IT systems. The truth is there a number of efficient and open source web security vulnerabilities analysis tools that you can easily earn and use to implement IT security best practices to your IT department.
15 Penetration Testing Tools-Open Source
In footprinting or reconnaissance phase, a penetration tester collects as much information as possible about the target machine. The primary purpose of this phase is to gather intelligence so as you can conduct an effective penetration test. At the end of his phase, you are expected to have a list of IP of your target machine that you can scan later on.
20 Forensic Investigation Tools for Windows
To investigate Windows system security breach for any potential security breach, investigators need to collect forensic evidence. Microsoft has developed a number of free tools that any security investigator can use for his forensic analysis. This post will give you a list of easy-to-use and free forensic tools, include a few command line utilities and commands. [Read more…]
