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Getting Started with Nmap 7

Testing network security controls and discovering vulnerabilities are important parts of any organization's security plan. This course will help you learn how to use Nmap to discover network hosts and potential vulnerabilities.

Beginner
1h 26m
(63)

Created by Matt Glass

Last Updated Aug 04, 2025

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Getting Started with Nmap 7

Testing network security controls and discovering vulnerabilities are important parts of any organization's security plan. This course will help you learn how to use Nmap to discover network hosts and potential vulnerabilities.

Beginner
1h 26m
(63)

Created by Matt Glass

Last Updated Aug 04, 2025

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What you'll learn

Nmap, or network mapper, is a tool that has been around for more than 20 years. In this course, Getting Started with Nmap 7, you will learn how this versatile tool can be broken down into phases that are easily understood and implemented. First, you will go over Nmap installation and command structure. Next, you will move progressively through each scan phase until you are leveraging more advanced features. Finally, you will have the opportunity to apply what you learn to a scenario where you use Nmap to evaluate network devices. By the end of the course, you will have a basic understanding of how to use Nmap for internal security testing and will be running your own commands to detect applications running on your devices.

Getting Started with Nmap 7
Beginner
1h 26m
(63)
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Matt Glass - Pluralsight course - Getting Started with Nmap 7
Matt Glass
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Matt Glass is an IT Project Manager in Stuttgart, Germany, working as a government contractor. He has more than 12 years of IT experience in a variety of roles.

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