Exploring the Kali Linux Top 10 and more
The creators of Kali Linux have a toolbar for the Top 10 Security Tools. We will show you appropriate uses for all of these tools: and several others:
- Aircrack-ng: Encryption-cracking tool for cracking 802.11 WPA-PSA and WEP keys.
- Burpsuite: An integrated tool for testing web applications.
- (THC) Hydra: A parallelized login cracker.
- John (the Ripper): A password-cracking tool.
- Maltego: An intelligence and forensics application.
- Metasploit Framework: An extremely flexible security testing suite.
- NMap: The pre-eminent network mapping tool.
- Owasp-ZAP: Another web application testing tool.
- SqlMap: An SQL injection and database takeover tool
- Wireshark: The premier network protocol analysis tool.
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