Evaluation Exercise
Read the blog post in preparation for this week’s seminar - “Geer, D. (2015) 8 Penetration Testing Tools That Will Do the Job. (Network World)"
Evaluate the tools discussed therein against the criteria: ease of install, ease of use, flexibility, licensing, privacy, reputation.
| Tools | Metasploit | Nessus | Burp Suite | Nmap | ZAP | SQLMap | Kali | Jawfish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ease of install | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Ease of use | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Flexibility | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Licensing | Open source - commercial |
Freeware - commercial |
Freeware - commercial |
Open source |
Open source |
Open source |
Open source |
Open source |
| Reputation | 5 | 4.5 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 2 |
| Total Score | 5.00 | 4.63 | 5.00 | 2.75 | 2.88 | 2.38 | 4.25 | 1.50 |