Security Tools Part 7 (Exploitation)

Question 1

What pen test tool offers information about software vulnerabilities, IDS signature development, and improves penetration testing?

Answer 1

Metasploit (MSF)

Question 2

What tool can use one or more browsers to use them as a beachhead of launching attacks against the system from within the browser?

Answer 2

Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF)

Question 3

What password recovery tool is used to crack encrypted passwords, perform dictionary attacks, brute-force, decode scrambled passwords etc..

Answer 3

Cain and Abel

Question 4

What is an open source, multi-platform, password security auditing and recovery tool?

Answer 4

John the Ripper