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Checklist: Top five security assessment tools


Chey Cobb, CISSP
11.27.2007
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Service provider takeaway: Security service providers and systems integrators need to have a bag of ethical hacking tools at their disposal when performing penetration testing and security assessments for customers. Find out which five hacking tools you have to have. Need a downloadable version? Find it here.


You're called to do a security assessment on a network for a client, and the obvious question arises: Which security assessment tools do you bring? Sadly, while there are literally hundreds of penetration testing and security assessment tools from which to choose, no single tool will do a complete job. Therefore, you need to assemble a catalogue of programs with individual specialties in order to conduct an extensive security assessment


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. What follows is a list of the most popular tools, their usage, and why they should be in your security assessment toolbox.

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For more information on penetration testing and ethical hacking tools, check out our Penetration testing tutorial for service provders.

About the author
Chey Cobb has 20 years of experience in the security industry and is the former senior technical security advisor for one of the top intelligence agencies in the country. Cobb was also in charge of security for the largest computing facility in the Southern Hemisphere. Additionally, she is a professor in the master of science program in information assurance at Norwich University.

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