Re: OWASP Top 10 penetration testing software?

[martin.mngoma () gmail com]

I agree with you Robert

I also use different tools (manual + automated) and proxy hand in hand which always result to a close enough complete 
vulnerability scan.

Just bare in mind that never completely rely on scanners, as you still need that human factor to cross check and 
reference the findings.

Thanks 
Martin 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Wood <robertwood50 () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:44:09 
To: <martin.mngoma () gmail com>
Cc: webcat<matthew.mckinzie () lewin com>; <listbounce () securityfocus com>; <pen-test () securityfocus com>
Subject: Re: OWASP Top 10 penetration testing software?

Hi, while the Owasp Top 10 is a good starting point for application
security testing, it is just that, a starting point. This list should
not be considered all inclusive and I encourage you to look for tools
with much more capabilities. Learning about the techniques involved in
web application testing and a simple proxy can often yield much more
in depth results.

That being said, these scanners are a good initial way to identify the
"easy to find" vulnerabilities that exist in your target application.
But don't stop there.

On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 3:15 PM,  <martin.mngoma () gmail com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am not sure about the "inexpensive" part as I don't know your budget but  the top 10 threats can be tested using 
> Acunetix - vulnerability scanner - that's what I use.
>
> There is only one short fall with this tool it doesn't support silverlight applications otherwise its very powerfull 
> specially when you use it with the add on called Acusensor which eliminates false positives.
>
> Please let me know if there is anything else or tools I may help you with.
>
> Thanks
> Martin
>
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: webcat <matthew.mckinzie () lewin com>
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> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:35:59
> To: <pen-test () securityfocus com>
> Subject: OWASP Top 10 penetration testing software?
>
>
> Hi, for one of my websites, I have been required to use a web application
> scanner that tests against the OWASP Top Ten threats. I'm looking for a
> scanner that does this that is inexpensive or free.
>
> Possible scanners I've found for this include the OWASP Zed Attach Proxy
> Project, Sonar, and w3af, but none of these explicitly tests against the
> OWASP Top Ten threats (at least not that I can tell).
>
> Does anyone know of a scanner that does test against the OWASP Top Ten
> threats? Thank you!
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