Security Tools

Security Tools Catalog

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Burp Suite

freemium
web gui

Intercepting proxy and web app testing toolkit. The Community edition covers most manual testing; Pro adds the active scanner and Intruder at speed.

webproxyhttppentest
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CyberChef

open-source
misc web

The "cyber swiss-army knife" for encoding, decoding, encryption, and data transforms — chain operations into reusable recipes entirely in-browser.

encodingcryptodata-analysis
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Ghidra

open-source
forensics gui

NSA-developed reverse engineering suite with a capable decompiler. A free alternative to IDA for static binary analysis and CTF reversing.

reverse-engineeringdisassemblerdecompiler
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Gobuster

open-source
web cli

Fast directory, DNS, and vhost brute-forcing. A go-to for content discovery during web challenges and assessments.

webfuzzingdirectory-bruteforce
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Hashcat

open-source
password cli

GPU-accelerated password recovery supporting hundreds of hash types. Pairs well with rule-based and mask attacks on captured hashes.

password-crackinggpuhashes
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Metasploit Framework

open-source
exploitation cli

Modular exploitation framework with a large library of exploits, payloads, and post-exploitation modules. Great for validating findings in a lab.

exploitationpayloadspost-exploitation
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Nmap

open-source
scanning cli

The de-facto network scanner for host discovery, port scanning, and service /OS fingerprinting. NSE scripts extend it into light vuln detection.

port-scanningnetworkdiscovery
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Wireshark

open-source
network gui

Deep packet inspection and protocol analysis. Indispensable for debugging network issues and analysing captured traffic.

packet-analysispcapnetwork
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