Security Testing Tools

Security testing tools encompass a wide range of applications designed to assess and ensure the security of systems, networks, and applications. These tools serve different purposes within the field of security testing, covering aspects such as vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, code analysis, network monitoring, and more.

 

This competency area includes an understanding of the concepts and usage of tools like BurpSuite, Metasploit, Checkmarx.

 

Key Competencies:

  1. BurpSuite: Understanding of usage of Burp Suite or web application security testing/ penetration testing/ SQL injection/ cross-site scripting/ request smuggling/ template injection and usage of features like proxy, scanner, intruder, repeater, sequencer, decoder, comparer, extender, collaborator
  2. Metasploit: Understanding of usage of Metasploit or penetration testing/exploiting vulnerabilities/ payloads/ social engineering/ reconnaissance auxiliary modules and usage of features like post-exploitation modules, automation, reporting
  3. Checkmarx: Understanding of usage of Checkmarx or Static Application Security Testing (SAST)/ Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)/ Software Composition Analysis (SCA)/ Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST)/ API Security Assessment/ Mobile Application Security/ Cloud-Native Application Security and usage of features like CI/CD Integration, Automation and Orchestration, Threat Modeling, Integrations and APIs, Reporting and Analytics, Compliance and Policy Management