Overview

In this tutorial, we will have a brief look at the Network Security Audit tools.

Wireshark

Wireshark is the most popular network protocol analyzer tool. We can analyze packet data in a much more detailed manner using this tool. Wireshark is an open-source network security audit tool. We can freely use the Wireshark tool. The tool supports most of the operating systems like Windows, Linux, and Mac OS.

To get started with Wireshark, visit the official website: https://www.wireshark.org/

https://www.testingdocs.com/network-protocol-analyzer-wireshark/

Nessus Professional

Nessus is a security vulnerability scanner tool. The tool is developed by Tenable.

• Nessus Essentials -> Students and Individuals.
  
• Nessus Professional -> Pen testers and Secuirty consultants.
• tenable.io  -> Enterprises and organizations.

Nessus Essentials is a free tool with limited capabilities.

Website URL: https://www.tenable.com/products/nessus