Category: 1. Introduction to Nmap

After installing Nmap, the scanning process can be started by running some general network scans as we have mentioned below: The Process to Run Ping Scan Let’s start with the common Nmap function, which is the identification of active hosts on a network. This is done with a ping scan. It will detect the active…

Below are the primary types of scans that can be performed using Nmap: This type of scan is meant for checking and completing a three-way handshake at the target system.  The role of the UDP scan is to test if any UDP ports are active to listen to the requests coming to the target machine. …

It is a free-to-use and open-source network scanner. You can use it for security auditing and discovering networks. It can perform detection of operating systems and network ports. Network admins and security analysts also use Nmap for network inventory, management of service upgrade schedules, checking service uptime, etc. Using raw IP packets, Nmap finds the…