Your team has recently developed a new web application. It is now in the testing phase where you need to ensure that there are no security vulnerabilities before deployment. Which type of scanner would you use to automate the task of identifying potential security issues such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other common web application vulnerabilities?
The correct answer is Burp Suite, as it is a popular suite of tools designed specifically for web application security testing, with functionality that includes automated scanning for common web vulnerabilities as well as manual testing tools. Nmap is mostly used for network discovery and security auditing rather than in-depth web application testing. Prowler is focused on AWS security best practices and does not specialize in general web application scanning. GNU debugger (GDB) is used for debugging programs, not for scanning web applications for vulnerabilities.
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