Security News > 2022 > August > 5 open-source vulnerability assessment tools to try out

A vulnerability assessment is a methodical examination of network infrastructure, computer systems, and software with the goal of identifying and addressing known security flaws.

Usually, the vulnerability scanning tool also provides instructions on how to remediate or mitigate the discovered flaws.

Security teams can use the findings of a vulnerability assessment to better understand the security posture of their network and put protective measures in place.

All the open-source vulnerability assessment tools listed below can be downloaded and used for free.

Aqua Trivy is an open-source tool that detects vulnerabilities, and provides an explanation of risk so developers can decide which components they want to use in their applications and containers.

Tsunami is a general-purpose network security scanner with an extensible plugin system for detecting high severity vulnerabilities with high confidence.

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