Remember that scene in The Matrix when Trinity uses a realistic Nmap port scan, followed by an actual SSH exploit (long since patched) to break into a power company? Well, believe it or not, but that ...

This article, List open ports and listening services, originally appeared on TechRepublic.com. One of the biggest headaches for network administrators is open ports on devices. Unless you manually ...

Nmap is a tool that is commonly used by hackers to discover information about a target network. Network technicians also use Nmap to troubleshoot and document their network. The tool produces ...

Install nmap if you don't already have it on your Linux computer. Run "sudo apt-get install nmap" on Ubuntu, or "sudo dnf install nmap" on Fedora. To do a quick scan of your network and discover the ...

Knowing what services are running on your systems, and being able to identify if and when any of those services change, is the first step in securing your netwsork. Many tools can accomplish this, but ...

So far, in my previous articles on Nmap, we've looked at how the scanner can be used to map and audit a network, as well as track down noncompliant devices and services. But hackers can also use Nmap ...

nmap -sS -PN -p1-1024 --traceroute --reason -O -sV {My IP} -vv (This is all "don't quote me") -sS is a type of scan where TCP connections are not fully established -PN means skip checking if host is ...

While nmap is generally used to probe business networks and perform security reviews, the tool can also provide interesting details on your systems and devices at home. Nmap, the “network mapper,” has ...