Kali, the cybersecurity sidekick
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As a SaaS company we must perform regular security scans to ensure our servers are up to date and configured properly. We use Kali's security tools for this purpose.
Pros
- Analyzing SSL certificates
- Analyzing SSL server configurations
- Vulnerability scanning
- Port scanning
Cons
- Kali is a collection of tools, so the documentation is fragmented. It would be nice to have more centralized docs.
Most Important Features
- Verifying SSL certificates
- Confirming SSL configurations
- Scanning web sites for potential vulnerability issues
Return on Investment
- Almost entirely positive. It's an indispensable tool in cybersecurity.
Other Software Used
SolarWinds AppOptics

