Ethical Hacking Tools — Cybersecurity Analyst / Ethical Hacker Roadmap
The core toolkit every ethical hacker uses on nearly every engagement
Steps in Ethical Hacking Tools
- Nmap — advanced · Network scanning and enumeration with the industry-standard port scanner
- Burp Suite — advanced · Intercepting, inspecting and manipulating web traffic during an application test
- Metasploit Framework — advanced · Using a curated exploit and payload framework to test and demonstrate vulnerabilities
- Wireshark and tcpdump — advanced · Deep packet inspection and command-line traffic capture for investigation
- Password Cracking Tools — advanced · Using Hashcat and John the Ripper to test password strength against real hash dumps
- Kali Linux and Security Distros — beginner · Setting up and navigating the Linux distribution built for penetration testing
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- Cybersecurity Analyst / Ethical Hacker roadmap — the full learning path