5 ways the Linux nmap command can help keep your network secure

Nmap is an essential tool for anyone who's serious about network security. It can be installed on any Linux distribution.
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How to See All Devices on Your Network With nmap on Linux

Install nmap if you don't already have it on your Linux computer. Run "sudo apt-get install nmap" on Ubuntu, or "sudo dnf ...
Linux Journal

Checking Your Work with Scanners, Part I (of II): nmap

You may have heard horror stories about how easy it is for evil system crackers to probe potential victims' systems for vulnerabilities using software tools readily available on the Internet. The bad ...
Ars Technica

Nmap uncovers android phone

[b]modem scan nmap[/b][b][/b] sudo nmap -v -O --osscan-guess 192.168.0.1/24 map scan report for 192.168.0.8 Host is up (0.0070s latency). Not shown: 999 closed ports PORT STATE SERVICE 5555/tcp open ...
Linux Journal

Hack and / - Dynamic Config Files with Nmap

The great thing about tools is that you often can misuse them for a completely different purpose. The end of a screwdriver makes a passable hammer; a butter knife can be a screwdriver, and even a ...
Pen Test Partners

Compiling static Nmap binary for jobs in restricted environments

TL;DR The problem Have you ever found yourself in a client’s hardened, containerised environment where you needed to scan ...
CSOonline

Nmap security scanner gets new scripts, performance boosts

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 ...