Which category best describes Burp Suite and Qualys Web Application Scanning as tools?

• A. Network Monitoring Tools
• B. Web Application Vulnerability Scanners
• C. Identity and Access Management Platforms
• D. Endpoint Antivirus Suites

Answer: (B)

These tools are built to assess the security of web applications by scanning for flaws. Burp Suite serves as an integrated platform for testing web apps, combining a proxy to inspect and modify traffic with a scanner that can identify many common vulnerabilities. Qualys Web Application Scanning is a cloud-based service that automatically crawls a web application, maps its endpoints, and checks for typical web app weaknesses and misconfigurations. Both are focused on uncovering vulnerabilities in web applications, which places them in the Web Application Vulnerability Scanners category.

They aren’t primarily for monitoring network traffic (network monitoring tools), managing user identities and access (identity and access management platforms), or protecting devices with antivirus software (endpoint antivirus suites).