Top 5 open-source security tools that organizations and developers can use to identify and mitigate security threats effectively:
1. OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy)
- Purpose: Web application security testing.
- Features:
- Automatic scanning for vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS).
- Man-in-the-middle (MITM) proxy for manual exploration.
- Integrates with CI/CD pipelines for continuous security testing.
- Why It’s Useful: Ideal for developers to test web apps during development and deployment.
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