Bridging the Cybersecurity Gap: An Intuitive Web Security Scanner for Developers and Novice
摘要
In today’s digital age, web applications have become necessary for businesses and individuals, but their growing complexity has also achieved prime targets for cyber attacks. Many open source tools such as Owasp Zap, Nikto, and Wapiti exist to detect loopholes in websites; however, their use often requires significant technical expertise, making them inaccessible to beginners in cybersecurity. Traditional vulnerability scanners, although strong, bear steep, fragmented learning curves and limited users, especially for users without cyber security experience. In history, Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) are performed manually by security experts using advanced tools, network knowledge, protocols, and security principles. Over time, automated tools have appeared, but they often require complicated configurations and deliver complex results, limiting their scope to trained experts. The main issues today include the complexity of tools, limited knowledge of tool’s functioning, and lack of understanding of the technicalities. WebShield bridges the gap between advanced and easy-to-use security tools by automating the scanning process and translating complex outputs into simplified vulnerabilities evaluation reports, allowing users to secure their websites without deep cyber security expertise.