CYBER SECURITY TOOLS

🛡️ Stay ahead in the digital world with the most popular cybersecurity tools every IT professional and ethical hacker should know!

From network security and penetration testing to malware analysis and cloud security — these tools help protect systems, detect threats, and strengthen defenses.

⚠️ Always remember: use cybersecurity tools ethically and only on authorized systems.

🛡️ NETWORK SECURITY
Nmap – Network scanning & port discovery
Wireshark – Packet capture & traffic analysis
Netcat (nc) – Network debugging & data transfer
Snort – Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
Suricata – IDS / IPS engine

🔐 VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
Nessus – Vulnerability scanning
OpenVAS (Greenbone) – Open-source vulnerability scanner
Nikto – Web server scanner
🌐 Web Application Security
Burp Suite – Web penetration testing
OWASP ZAP – Web app scanner
SQLmap – SQL injection testing
Dirb / Gobuster – Directory brute-forcing

🧪 PENETRATING TESTING WORKS
Metasploit work – Exploitation work
Cobalt Strike – Red team tool (commercial)
Empire – Post-exploitation work
🧠 Malware Analysis
Ghidra – Reverse engineering
IDA Pro – Disassembler
Radare2 – Reverse engineering work
Cuckoo Sandbox – Malware analysis sandbox

🔑 PASSWORD & AUTHENTICATION
Hydra – Online password attacks
John the Ripper – Password cracking
Hashcat – Advanced hash cracking
Mimikatz – Credential extraction

🕵️ DIGITAL FORENSICS
Autopsy – Disk forensics
FTK Imager – Evidence imaging
Volatility – Memory forensics
Sleuth Kit – File system analysis

📡 WIRELESS SECURITY
Aircrack-ng – Wi-Fi cracking
Kismet – Wireless monitoring
Reaver – WPS attacks
☁️ Cloud & DevSecOps
Trivy – Container vulnerability scanning
ScoutSuite – Cloud security auditing
kube-bench – Kubernetes security checks
🐧 Security Operating Systems
Kali Linux
Parrot Security OS
BlackArch Linux

📘 LEARNING & PRACTICE PLATFORMS
TryHackMe
Hack The Box
OverTheWire

⚠️ Important Reminder
Use these tools only for ethical purposes and authorized systems.

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