Security professional’s toolbox: Semi-automated pentesting with open source tools

Despite the high quality of supportive tools in the field of security testing, this is still unknown territory for many development projects and therefore still has some unused potential. Christian Schneider’s session at DevOpsCon 2017 offers a well-rounded overview of the open-source tools used by security professionals and penetration testers in their daily work on the detection of security vulnerabilities. Presented from the perspective of a fictitious web application penetration test, this session will provide you with a well-rounded overview of the open-source tools used by security professionals and penetration testers in their daily work on the detection of security vulnerabilities.

Despite the high quality of supportive tools in this field, this is still unknown territory for many development projects and therefore unused potential. WithChristian Schneider’s presentation, you will get familiar with the tools of the professionals along with the purpose, usage scenarios with concrete examples, and pros and cons – in the hope that their use does not remain only in the hands of the penetration tester.

Source: jaxenter.com