Tools of the Trade




What are some of the more popular security tools that information security professionals use?

While SecTools.org hosts what may be the most comprehensive list of security tools online, below is a short list of tools that aspiring information security professionals should download and learn. (For more information, make sure to check out the Common Sense Security Framework.)

While this isn’t a complete list by any means, any infosec job applicant who has hands-on experience using these tools will definitely have an advantage over the other applicants.

 

Protecting Applications

Protecting Endpoints

Protecting Networks

Protecting Servers

Protect Data

Protect People

 

If you want to save some time, download these virtual machines that contain multiple information security tools.

Virtual Machines (VM’s)






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