The Nmap Project just released the Holiday Edition of its open source cross-platform security scanner and network mapper, with several important improvements and bug fixes. New features in Nmap 7.40 ...

It is certainly well known that “hacker tools” can be used for many legitimate purposes. Nmap, the Network Mapper and security scanner is no exception. These days, it is used routinely to identify the ...

Nmap is among a network penetration tester's best friends, sitting high on a pedestal with the Metasploit Framework. I've been using the tool my entire career for network mapping and host discovery, ...

Most people might figure that once you set up your network security-wise, what's done is done, and besides routine updates, ...

A number of weeks ago, I provided and described a script that uses nmap to quickly scan a system or subnet for activity on a particular port. Useful for detecting, say, web servers or Oracle ...

In addition to the specifics of using Nmap (a section which only occupies around 40 of the 468 pages) there is extensive information on understanding many of the fine details of TCP/IP headers, ...

Nmap is a popular and versatile tool for port scanning, network discovery, and security auditing, but its scan results can be complex to interpret. Vulnerability remediation platform maker Vicarius ...

Discovering hosts and services isn't just something that hackers do. A good sysadmin needs to work with an up-to-date view of the systems they manage or those they want to keep an eye on. You have to ...

On January 25, the NCSC said the trial project is a joint effort between the cybersecurity guidance organization and the Industry 100 (i100). i100 is a cohort of public and private sector companies ...