Discussion Post: The Cybersecurity Analyst's Toolbox
During job interviews, employers often ask if you are familiar with cybersecurity software. For this reason, it is a good idea to become familiar with commonly used software, including capabilities and limitations. These software products are the tools for conducting your day-to-day duties.
You have been exposed to many different tools that an analyst should become familiar with: analyst tools, exploitation tools, and forensics tools. Provide a response in which you:
• Describe a lab or a software tool that you used that has helped you to better understand the role of an analyst within an organization, such as:
o Kali
o Metasploit
o Nessus
o Nmap
o Process Explorer
o Splunk
o Wireshark
o Any other tool used in the course
• Describe the process to install, set up, and configure the tool you selected above. Did you find the tool easy to use? Did you encounter challenges?
• Highlight some of the benefits of the tool you selected above. Provide some examples of where you think using the tool would benefit you as a cybersecurity threat analyst. Why do you think the tool would be best?
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.