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Security Tools

Curated collection of essential cybersecurity tools for professionals, from vulnerability scanners to incident response platforms.

Category

Type

32
Total Tools
8
Categories
29
Open Source
100%
Vetted

Vulnerability Assessment

4 tools

Nmap

Open Source

Network discovery and security auditing

Cross-platformExplore →

OpenVAS

Open Source

Comprehensive vulnerability scanner

Nuclei

Open Source

Fast and customizable vulnerability scanner

Cross-platformExplore →

Nessus

Commercial

Professional vulnerability assessment

Cross-platformExplore →

Web Application Security

4 tools

OWASP ZAP

Open Source

Web application security scanner

Cross-platformExplore →

Burp Suite

Freemium

Web vulnerability scanner and proxy

Cross-platformExplore →

Nikto

Open Source

Web server scanner

Cross-platformExplore →

SQLmap

Open Source

Automatic SQL injection testing tool

Cross-platformExplore →

Network Security

4 tools

Wireshark

Open Source

Network protocol analyzer

Cross-platformExplore →

Snort

Open Source

Network intrusion detection system

Cross-platformExplore →

Suricata

Open Source

High performance network IDS/IPS

pfSense

Open Source

Open source firewall and router

Digital Forensics

4 tools

Autopsy

Open Source

Digital forensics platform

Cross-platformExplore →

Volatility

Open Source

Memory forensics framework

Cross-platformExplore →

YARA

Open Source

Malware identification and classification

Cross-platformExplore →

Sleuth Kit

Open Source

Disk image analysis tools

Cross-platformExplore →

Cloud Security

4 tools

Scout Suite

Open Source

Multi-cloud security auditing tool

Cross-platformExplore →

Prowler

Open Source

AWS security best practices assessment

Cross-platformExplore →

CloudMapper

Open Source

AWS environment analysis

Cross-platformExplore →

Pacu

Open Source

AWS exploitation framework

Cross-platformExplore →

Container Security

4 tools

Trivy

Open Source

Vulnerability scanner for containers

Cross-platformExplore →

Falco

Open Source

Runtime security monitoring

Clair

Open Source

Static analysis of container vulnerabilities

Cross-platformExplore →

Docker Bench

Open Source

Docker security configuration checker

SIEM & Monitoring

4 tools

ELK Stack

Open Source

Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana

Cross-platformExplore →

Wazuh

Open Source

Security monitoring platform

Cross-platformExplore →

OSSEC

Open Source

Host-based intrusion detection

Cross-platformExplore →

Graylog

Open Source

Log management and analysis

Cross-platformExplore →

Cryptography & PKI

4 tools

OpenSSL

Open Source

Cryptography and SSL/TLS toolkit

Cross-platformExplore →

HashiCorp Vault

Open Source

Secrets management platform

Cross-platformExplore →

Let's Encrypt

Free Service

Free SSL/TLS certificates

Web-basedExplore →

GnuPG

Open Source

GNU Privacy Guard

Cross-platformExplore →

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