Tool Selection for Penetration Testing

There are several types of tools for penetration testing. The number of available tools is so many that it will be practically impossible to learn all of them. Using the wrong set of tools can be a problem because the pen tester would have wasted so much time trying to gather the wrong information. As a beginner, it may take some guidance to be able to select the right tool. A poorly planned and executed penetration tool is as bad as not acting to protect your systems.

There is no room for complacency in the cyber world. As the level of threats increases in the cyber world, so does the need to understand the most effective and efficient way to combat the threats. The type of tool you select for a Pentest may depend on your utmost objective...More