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What is Nikto?
Nikto is an open-source web server vulnerability scanner. It performs comprehensive tests against web servers to identify potential security issues, including outdated software, dangerous files, and configuration problems. It's commonly used by penetration testers and security professionals to assess the security posture of web applications and servers.
What other technologies are related to Nikto?
Nikto Competitor Technologies
Burp Suite
Burp Suite is a web application security testing tool that offers similar functionality to Nikto, including vulnerability scanning, but with a more comprehensive feature set.
OWASP ZAP
OWASP ZAP is a free, open-source web application security scanner that performs similar functions to Nikto but with more advanced features.
Core Impact
Core Impact is a commercial penetration testing tool that includes web application scanning capabilities, competing with Nikto.
Tenable Nessus
Nessus is a vulnerability scanner that includes web application scanning capabilities, competing with Nikto.
AppScan
AppScan is a commercial web application security scanner that competes with Nikto by providing similar vulnerability assessment features.
OpenVAS
OpenVAS is a vulnerability scanner that includes web application scanning capabilities that can be used to find similar vulnerabilities as Nikto, although it focuses more on infrastructure vulnerabilities generally.
WebInspect
WebInspect is a commercial web application security scanner similar to Nikto and OWASP ZAP.
ZAP
ZAP is a web application security scanner that offers similar functionality to Nikto, including vulnerability scanning.
Number of organizations that mention technology
248
Nikto
5,637
Burp Suite
1,741
OWASP ZAP
171
Core Impact
7,260
Tenable Nessus
697
AppScan
752
OpenVAS
666
WebInspect
838
ZAP
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Nikto Complementary Technologies
SSLScan
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SSLScan can identify SSL/TLS related vulnerabilities, which complements Nikto's web server vulnerability scanning capabilities.
sqlmap
sqlmap is an open-source penetration testing tool that automates the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection flaws in web applications. Nikto scans for general web vulnerabilities, while sqlmap focuses on SQL injection, so they are complementary.
Nmap
Nmap is a network scanner that can identify open ports and services, which is useful for gathering information before using Nikto to scan for web vulnerabilities.
Which job functions commonly mention Nikto?
Penetration Tester
1.4% of all Penetration Tester jobs mention Nikto
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Application Security Engineer
0.4% of all Application Security Engineer jobs mention Nikto
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Security Engineer
0.1% of all Security Engineer jobs mention Nikto
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Security Analyst
0.1% of all Security Analyst jobs mention Nikto
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IT Security
0.1% of all IT Security jobs mention Nikto
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