Metasploit vs. Nikto

In security of information it's vital to think like a hacker and it's important to know the tools they use for attacks. So this software gives you the exploits that are already in the wild and to the access of everyone. That's very dangerous so you have to be aware of it.

Incentivized

Nikto is well suited for scanning web server-related vulnerabilities for small and medium enterprises. We can utilise it for checking server default files and security misconfigurations. It is not suited well for some users because it is CLI based tool and not a GUI based. Also, community and OEM support are not available for this tool.

Incentivized

• Scanning our network for new or existing vulnerable systems.
• Automation of manual tests and exploits to allow what used to be days of effort to be squeezed into hours.
• Metasploit has become an integral part in our validation of new systems before their inclusion in our production network.

Incentivized

• Well known tool
• Source code available
• Wweb server vulnerability scanner

Incentivized

• If Metasploit could support payloads written in languages other than Ruby, that would be amazing and could help draw in a larger set of contributors.

Incentivized

• Can be made GUI based for ease of users
• User community should be there
• Development and support should be available

Incentivized

We don't use it.

Incentivized

Acunetix vulnerability scanner, Netsparker, SQLMap

Incentivized

• We have been able to weed out false positives with a more manual vetting of scanned vulnerabilities.
• Our teams have become more well versed in penetration testing with Metasploit to understand the vulnerabilities potentially present.

Incentivized

• Improved security posture of organisation.
• Improved in regulatory and corporate compliance.
• Easy to use result in adaptation of this tool by business users.

Incentivized