Top 10 Ethical Hacking Tools and Software You Need to Be Aware of in 2023

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1. Invicti​

Invicti is a web application security scanner hacking tool to find SQL Injection, XSS, and vulnerabilities in web applications or services automatically. It is usually available on SAAS solution

Features:​

• It detects Dead accurate vulnerability with the help of unique Proof-Based Scanning Technology.
• It requires minimal configuration with a scalable solution.
• It automatically detects URL rewrite rules as well as custom 404 error pages.
• There is a REST API for seamless integration with the SDLC and bug tracking systems.
• It scans up to 1,000 plus web applications within just 24 hours.

Price: It will cost from $4,500 to $26,600 with Invicti Security features.

2. Fortify WebInspect​

Fortify WebInspect is a hacking tool with comprehensive dynamic analysis security in automated mode for complex web applications and services.

• It is used to identify security vulnerabilities by allowing it to test the dynamic behavior of running web applications.
• It can keep the scanning in control by getting relevant information and statistics.
• It provides Centralized Program Management, vulnerability trending, compliance management, and risk oversight with the help of simultaneous crawl professional-level testing to novice security testers.

Price: It will cost around $29,494.00 provided by HP company with Tran security and virus protection.

3. Cain & Abel​

Cain & Abel is an Operating System password recovery tool provided by Microsoft.

• It is used to recover the MS Access passwords
• It can be used in Sniffing networks
• The password field can be uncovered.
• It Cracks encrypted passwords with the help of dictionary attacks, brute-force, and cryptanalysis attacks.

Price: It is free. One can download it from open source.

4. Nmap (Network Mapper)​

Used in port scanning, one of the phases in ethical hacking, is the finest hacking software ever. Primarily a command-line tool, it was then developed for operating systems based on Linux or Unix, and the windows version of Nmap is now available.

Nmap is basically a network security mapper capable of discovering services and hosts on a network, thereby creating a network map. This software offers several features that help in probing computer networks, host discovery as well as detection of operating systems. Being script extensible it provides advanced vulnerability detection and can also adapt to network conditions such as congestion and latency while scanning.

5. Nessus​

The next ethical hacking tool on the list is Nessus. Nessus is the world’s most well-known vulnerability scanner, which was designed by tenable network security. It is free and is chiefly recommended for non-enterprise usage. This network-vulnerability scanner efficiently finds critical bugs on any given system.

Nessus can detect the following vulnerabilities:

• Unpatched services and misconfiguration
• Weak passwords – default and common
• Various system vulnerabilities

6. Nikto​

Nikto is a web scanner that scans and tests several web servers for identifying software that is outdated, dangerous CGIs or files, and other problems. It is capable of performing server-specific as well as generic checks and prints by capturing the received cookies. It is a free, open-source tool, which checks version-specific problems across 270 servers and identifies default programs and files.

Here are some of the chief features of Nikto hacking software:

• Open-source tool
• Checks web servers and identifies over 6400 CGIs or files that are potentially dangerous
• Checks servers for outdated versions as well as version-specific problems
• Checks plug-inns and misconfigured files
• Identifies insecure programs and files

7. Kismet​

This is the best ethical hacking tool used for testing wireless networks and hacking of wireless LAN or wardriving. It passively identifies networks and collects packets and detects non-beaconing and hidden networks with the help of data traffic.

Kismet is basically a sniffer and wireless-network detector that works with other wireless cards and supports raw-monitoring mode.

Basic features of Kismet hacking software include the following:

• Runs on Linux OS, which may be Ubuntu, backtrack, or more
• Applicable to windows at times

8. NetStumbler​

This is also an ethical hacking tool that is used to prevent wardriving, which works on operating systems based on windows. It is capable of detecting IEEE 902.11g, 802, and 802.11b networks. A newer version of this called MiniStumbler is now available.

The NetStumbler ethical hacking software has the following uses:

• Identifying AP (Access Point) network configuration
• Finding causes of interference
• Accessing the strength of signals received
• Detecting unauthorized access points

9. Acunetix​

This ethical hacking tool is fully automated, detecting and reporting on more than 4500 web vulnerabilities, including every variant of XSS and SQL Injection. Acunetix fully supports JavaScript, HTML5, and single-page applications so you can audit complex authenticated applications.

Basic features include:

• Consolidated view
• Integration of scanner results into other platforms and tools
• Prioritizing risks based on data

10. Netsparker​

If you want a tool that mimics how hackers work, you want Netsparker. This tool identifies vulnerabilities in web APIs and web applications such as cross-site scripting and SQL Injection.

Features include:

• Available as an on-line service or Windows software
• Uniquely verifies identified vulnerabilities, showing that they are genuine, not false positives
• Saves time by eliminating the need for manual verification

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