{
  "title": "5 Open-source Cybersecurity Tools Every Company Needs",
  "date": "2021-02-08",
  "author": "Lakeridge Technologies",
  "featured_image": "/assets/images/blog/2021/02/cybersecuritypro.jpg",
  "content": {
    "full_html": "<h2>NMAP</h2>\n\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\tCompanies can use NMAP to scan their systems to identify open ports, running services, and vulnerabilities. Running this tool against your company’s servers and identifying non-essential ports and services, then disabling those is a great way to reduce your attack surface.\n\t</div>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https://nmap.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Download NMAP</a>\n\t</div>\n</div>\n\n<h2>Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)</h2>\n\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\tMost companies have a website. Using ZAP you can run a web vulnerability scan against your website. Then you can look up the vulnerabilities and remediate them.\n\t</div>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https://owasp.org/www-project-zap/\" target=\"_blank\">Download Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)</a>\n\t</div>\n</div>\n\n<h2>OpenVAS</h2>\n\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\tThis open-source vulnerability scanner is great for companies on a tight budget. It scans systems such as workstations and servers on your network to identify vulnerabilities. After scanning you can remediate the vulnerability via patching or configuration changes on those systems.\n\t</div>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https://www.openvas.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Download OpenVAS</a>\n\t</div>\n</div>\n\n<h2>Nikto</h2>\n\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\tNikto is another web vulnerability scanner you can use to identify vulnerabilities on your corporate website. It is an effective tool used by most penetration testers.\n\t</div>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https://cirt.net/Nikto2\" target=\"_blank\">Download Nikto</a>\n\t</div>\n</div>\n\n<h2>VeraCrypt</h2>\n\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\tUnencrypted workstations, external hard drives, and USB thumb drives are all great ways to ensure that your company experiences a data breach. Use Veracrypt to encrypt your workstations (if they don’t have built-in encryption) and your removable storage devices. The great thing about Veracrypt is that the encryption is operating system independent, so a storage device encrypted with Veracrypt will work on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems as long as Veracrypt is installed on the system.\n\t</div>\n</div>\n\n<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https://www.veracrypt.fr/code/VeraCrypt/\" target=\"_blank\">Download VeraCrypt</a>\n\t</div>\n</div>\n\n",
    "plain_text": "NMAP\n\n\n\t\n\t\tCompanies can use NMAP to scan their systems to identify open ports, running services, and vulnerabilities. Running this tool against your company’s servers and identifying non-essential ports and services, then disabling those is a great way to reduce your attack surface.\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\tDownload NMAP\n\t\n\n\nZed Attack Proxy (ZAP)\n\n\n\t\n\t\tMost companies have a website. Using ZAP you can run a web vulnerability scan against your website. Then you can look up the vulnerabilities and remediate them.\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\tDownload Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)\n\t\n\n\nOpenVAS\n\n\n\t\n\t\tThis open-source vulnerability scanner is great for companies on a tight budget. It scans systems such as workstations and servers on your network to identify vulnerabilities. After scanning you can remediate the vulnerability via patching or configuration changes on those systems.\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\tDownload OpenVAS\n\t\n\n\nNikto\n\n\n\t\n\t\tNikto is another web vulnerability scanner you can use to identify vulnerabilities on your corporate website. It is an effective tool used by most penetration testers.\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\tDownload Nikto\n\t\n\n\nVeraCrypt\n\n\n\t\n\t\tUnencrypted workstations, external hard drives, and USB thumb drives are all great ways to ensure that your company experiences a data breach. Use Veracrypt to encrypt your workstations (if they don’t have built-in encryption) and your removable storage devices. The great thing about Veracrypt is that the encryption is operating system independent, so a storage device encrypted with Veracrypt will work on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems as long as Veracrypt is installed on the system.\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\tDownload VeraCrypt\n\t\n\n\n"
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  "metadata": {
    "description": "Using free and open-source software (FOSS) to meet your cybersecurity needs is a great way to improve your organization’s cybersecurity posture without emptying your wallet. Here are 5 open source cybersecurity tools your company can leverage.",
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