Nmap can be used by hackers to gain access to uncontrolled ports on a system. All a hacker would need to do to successfully get into a targeted system would be to run Nmap on that system, look for vulnerabilities, and figure out how to exploit them. Hackers aren't the only people who use the software platform
The network mapper (NMAP) is one of the highest quality and powerful free network utilities in the cybersecurity professional's arsenal. This NMAP course offers the NMAP skills and commands needed to become a better network administrator, incident responder, or penetration tester. Learn NMAP fundamentals and even create personal hands-on labs.
This course covers the basics of using Nmap, the network scanner. As a network scanner, Nmap is often used at the beginning of penetration testing to find out basic information about the target website or web app. Nmap, or Network Mapper, is used in security and auditing for checking host or service uptime. It can tell us what’s available on a given network, whether that’s the applications that are in use or whether the network is running firewalls. It can even scan what operating systems are in use on the network. Nmap works on all major operating systems and you can run it as command-line prompts or through the Nmap application called Zenmap. Nmap is incredibly popular with cybersecurity professionals because it is free, easy to use, well-supported and incredibly powerful and can allow you to scan huge computer networks, made up of thousands of machines.
Nmap include:
Ability to quickly recognize all the devices including servers, routers, switches, mobile devices, etc on single or multiple networks.
Helps identify services running on a system including web servers, DNS servers, and other common applications. Nmap can also detect application versions with reasonable accuracy to help detect existing vulnerabilities.
Nmap can find information about the operating system running on devices. It can provide detailed information like OS versions, making it easier to plan additional approaches during penetration testing.
During security auditing and vulnerability scanning, you can use Nmap to attack systems using existing scripts from the Nmap Scripting Engine.
Nmap has a graphical user interface called Zenmap. It helps you develop visual mappings of a network for better usability and reporting.
Nmap is clearly the “Swiss Army Knife” of networking, thanks to its inventory of versatile commands.
It lets you quickly scan and discover essential information about your network, hosts, ports, firewalls, and operating systems.
Nmap has numerous settings, flags, and preferences that help system administrators analyze a network in detail.
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