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Security tools by job

A short list of tools for the jobs small and mid-size security teams ask us about most, each paired with our comparison guide so you can check the alternatives before you buy.

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Interactive Calculators & Utilities

Free client-side tools running 100% locally in your browser memory — no telemetry, no tracking.

5 Active Tools
Fun · High-StrikerInteractive

Password Strength Checker

Strike the carnival anvil with your password to see if you can ring the bell! Immediate visual feedback, strike height animations, and plain-English tips.

Carnival hammer testLaunch Tool →
Authentication · NIST SP 800-63BInteractive

Password Entropy & GPU Cracker

Compute Shannon entropy in bits and estimate brute-force cracking times against modern GPU clusters (NVIDIA RTX 4090 Hashcat rigs) across MD5, NTLM, and bcrypt hashes.

Offline hash & online modelsLaunch Tool →
Vulnerability Triage · FIRST.orgInteractive

CVSS v3.1 Vector Decoder & Blast Radius

Decode CVSS v3.1 vector strings into official base scores, analyze exploitability vs impact sub-metrics, and generate executive-ready triage summaries.

Deep blast radius breakdownLaunch Tool →
Business Continuity · RTO/RPOInteractive

Ransomware Downtime Calculator

Model the true financial cost of cyber extortion across lost revenue, idled payroll, data recreation, and forensics under custom recovery objectives.

Financial exposure & backup ROILaunch Tool →
Network Architecture · Zero TrustInteractive

CIDR Subnet & Microsegmentation

Compute IPv4 network ranges, usable host counts, wildcard masks, and split CIDR blocks into 4-tier Zero Trust subnets for cloud VPCs and firewalls.

Cloud VPC & ZTNA routingLaunch Tool →

Vetted security software directory

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Password manager for teams
Keeper

Encrypted vault for team passwords, passkeys and secrets, with shared folders and admin controls.

Password manager for individuals
1Password

Password and passkey manager for individuals and families, with apps for every major platform.

Endpoint protection for small business
Bitdefender GravityZone

Cloud-managed endpoint protection and EDR for small and mid-size fleets.

Antivirus for home and freelancers
Bitdefender

Consumer antivirus and malware protection for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.

Vulnerability scanning
Tenable Nessus

Network vulnerability scanner that checks hosts against a large library of known CVEs.

Backup and ransomware recovery
IDrive

Versioned cloud backup for computers, servers and cloud apps.

Device management and IT
Rippling

Device management tied to HR and identity data, so access follows people from hire to exit.

VPN for remote staff
NordVPN

Encrypts traffic on untrusted networks and hides your IP address.

Encrypted email and workspace
Proton for Business

End-to-end encrypted mail, calendar, drive and passwords for small teams.

Encrypted file sharing
Tresorit

End-to-end encrypted file storage and sharing for sensitive documents.

Personal data removal
Optery

Finds your personal details on data broker sites and files removal requests.

Not sure what you need?

Start with the guide for small businesses, or browse every comparison.