A few words about tools

In cybersecurity testing, the purpose of tools is to either automate laborious tasks or provide better visibility into the usage patterns of the target being tested. Often, both are done. The choice of tool used in testing depends entirely on the need, meaning mostly on the target being tested. In most situations and problems, someone has already written the necessary tools, but occasionally there may be situations where the need is so unique that the tester has to write their own tool to solve the problem. However, when it comes to browser-based applications (websites), one of the most commonly used tools in the field is the BurpSuite software. BurpSuite enables the tester to see and modify the traffic between the browser and the website, among other functions based on this core idea. You will need the BurpSuite software almost every time you test websites, so we recommend learning how to use this tool well.