As cybersecurity evolves, penetration testing becomes increasingly important for businesses wanting to test security vulnerabilities in their computer systems and networks.
This article explores the top open-source penetration testing tools available on the market to help ensure robust business security.
Metasploit is a popular ethical hacking tool that allows the development, testing and execution of exploit code, providing network discovery, service identification, vulnerability analysis and exploitation.
Wireshark is a network protocol analyser, providing detailed views of network traffic to analyse individual data packets.
Nmap is a free network mapper, useful for network inventory, service upgrade schedules and monitoring host or service uptime.
John the Ripper is a fast password cracker, helping to detect weak Unix passwords as well as supports hashes for many other platforms.
These tools are multi-functional and compatible with numerous platforms.