Exploring SecOps Tools: Network Scanning Using Nmap

SecOps    |    Intermediate
  • 10 videos | 57m 35s
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
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The Network Mapper (Nmap) utility is a free, open-source network discovery and security auditing tool. Nmap is one of the industry's leading network scanning tools and is commonly used to discover hosts and services on a computer network. In this course, you'll explore the history of Nmap, its features and benefits, and the potential limitations and considerations of the Nmap tool. Discover how to download, install, and explore the Nmap utility user interface and how to perform Nmap TCP connect and Nmap stealth scans. Lastly, explore when to use Nmap to perform inverse scans, and discover situations that warrant using Nmap to perform an ACK scan.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
    Provide a brief history of the network mapper (nmap) utility
    Outline reasons why security professionals prefer nmap over other scanning tools
    List known limitations of the nmap utility
    Download and install the nmap utility
  • Perform an nmap tcp connect scan
    Perform an nmap stealth scan
    Perform and nmap inverse scan
    Perform an nmap ack scan
    Summarize the key concepts covered in this course

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