The Top Free Vulnerability Assessment Tools of 2020
If you’re looking to learn more about vulnerability scanners on the cheap, look no further
Whether you’re a student, studying for certification, or a vulnerability management pro, finding cheap tools to satisfy educational requirements or satiate your scanning curiosity can be difficult. In this post I’ll be looking at my top 5 free vulnerability assessment tools.
Network Scanning vs. Vulnerability Assessment vs. Vulnerability Management
This terminology can get a little confusing. Network Scanning can often be boiled down to the act of port scanning and mapping a network. Vulnerability Assessment is one step beyond network scanning where there is an additional step to identify services and test for vulnerable software. Finally Vulnerability Management is the process of identifying, prioritizing, and remediation vulnerabilities detected in a network. The primary focus here will be on the first two, as true Vulnerability Management solutions are generally too complex to be offered as a free standalone tool.
