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Nmap
Testing network security controls and identifying vulnerabilities are essential components of an organization’s security strategy. Nmap (short for “Network Mapper”) is a free, open-source tool widely used for network discovery and security auditing. It helps security professionals and system administrators perform tasks such as network inventory, service upgrade management, and uptime monitoring. Nmap sends raw IP packets in creative ways to identify live hosts, detect services (including application names and versions), determine operating systems and versions, and analyze firewalls or packet filters in place. Although it’s designed to efficiently scan large networks, Nmap is equally effective when targeting individual hosts. It is compatible with all major operating systems, with official binaries available for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
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Testing and Auditing with Nmap
In this section, you will learn about Nmap's use cases and functions. You'll learn how to run a host discovery scan, port scan, and operating system scan. You will learn how to detect and evade firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDS). You'll also learn to identify and exploit vulnerabilities.
Nmap Labs
Get hands-on experience using Nmap in real-world scenarios!
- Scan types, targets, and outcomes
- Network service and application version detection
- Detect vulnerabilities and test security controls
- Detect and evade firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDS)
- Customize Nmap scripts to detect a specific vulnerability
- Interpret the results of the scan(s)
- Security Fundamentals
- Penetration Testing
- Ethical Hacking
- Vulnerability Management
- Vulnerability Analysis
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Enumeration
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