Lindsay Edwards

Vulnerability Tools:NOTES

Nikto

Open source tool used to scan web servers; Vulnerability scans for known issues; Checks for configuration errors;

TruffleHog

Scans for exposed secrets such as API Keys, Passwords and Token; Identifies sensitive information;

Grype

Open Source; Scans container images; Identifies known vulnerabilities; Scan file systems;

kube-hunter

Specialised tool to scan Kubernetes Clusters for potential vulnerabilities and configuration issues; Can run on any machine in a cluster; Can run in a pod within the cluster (Internal Scanning);

Greenbone OpenVAS

Full featured vulnerability scanner; Authenticated and unauthenticated testing; Internet and industrial protocols; Diverse infrastructures; Performance tuning features; Internal programming language;

BloodhoundAD/Sharphound

Mapping out Active Directory Environments and potential attack paths; Sharphound gathers data about users which bloodhound visualises;

AD Explorer - Active Directory Structure

AD Recon - Deep enumeration on AD Environments; Users and Groups;

Ping Castle - Assesses Security Health of AD Environments; Risk assessment mode;

Grouper - Enumerates AD Groups; Privilege escalation risks

Screenshot: Grouper - Enumerates AD Groups; Privilege escalation risks

Cover art for Vulnerability Tools:NOTES
Original cover art

Keep reading