Ask any security, network or systems administrator about the top tools in their toolbox and Nmap is likely on their list. Short for Network Mapper, the versatile utility does everything from ...

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 ...

Gordon "Fyodor" Lyon is the principal author of the network scanner Nmap, and his new book Nmap Network Scanning is its authoritative guide. Lyon has crafted a precise, readable resource that will ...

So, how might you use Nmap if not for security? By inventorying and documenting a network, you enable maintenance of audits and licensing records, accurate and efficient configuration management, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vicarius released a new free offering—Nmap Scan Analysis—to make vulnerability assessment, prioritization, and remediation available to security professionals, IT admins, and pentesters that utilize ...

Nmap 7 is finally here, and it comes packed with significant improvements. The culmination of three and a half years of work from more than 100 contributors and almost 3,200 code commits, the ...