Shaw NMAP Essentials

Harness the power of Nmap, the most versatile network port scanner on the planet, to secure large scale networks
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-78398-860-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 118 Seiten

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionThis book is for beginners who wish to start using Nmap, who have experience as a system administrator or of network engineering, and who wish to get started with Nmap.What you will learn - Learn about the inner workings of networks and the importance of ports
- Run a basic or default scan to detect services using Nmap
- Run an advanced scan with Nmap to designate different types of scans
- Deal with slow or sluggish networks to optimize timing, parallelism, and so on in order to complete scans efficiently
- Understand the internal workings of the Nmap scripting engine to find and run specific Nmap scripts
- Create and run a basic Nmap script in Lua by learning Lua basics, Nmap scripting, and Nmap script submission
- Crack passwords with Ncrack, map networks with Nping, and communicate over the network with Ncat
Who this book is forThis book is for beginners who wish to start using Nmap, who have experience as a system administrator or of network engineering, and who wish to get started with Nmap.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shaw, David

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein

Über Autor(innen)

Shaw David :

David Shaw has extensive experience in many areas of information security. He began working in the trenches of perimeter analysis and conducting external threat research for large financial institutions. After switching to offensive security, he joined Redspin to conduct application security assessments and network penetration tests. David is currently the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Professional Services at Redspin, specializing in external and application security, and managing a team of highly skilled engineers. He has particular interests in complex threat modeling and unconventional attack vectors, and has been a speaker at THOTCON, NolaCon, ToorCon, LayerOne, DEF CON, BSides Las Vegas, BSides Los Angeles, and BSides Seattle.