Appendix E
Security Testing Tools
A list of common security testing tools is discussed in this section. This is by no means an all-inclusive list of security tools, and the tools that are applicable to your organizational requirements need to be identified and used accordingly.
E.1 Reconnaissance (Information Gathering) Tools
- Ping: By sending Internet control message protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to a target host and waiting for an ICMP response, the network administration utility Ping can be used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It can also be used to measure the round-trip time for packets sent from the local host to a destination computer, including the local host’s own interfaces. ...
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