Essential System Tools: Nmap – network security tool

Posted by sde on Nov 16, 2018 10:29 AM EDT
LinuxLinks.com; By Steve Emms
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Nmap is widely regarded as the de facto standard tool for network exploration and security auditing. Network administrators use Nmap to identify devices running on their systems, discover available hosts and the services they offer, finding open ports and detecting security risks. While Nmap is often used for such security audits, many systems and network administrators find the tool helps with routine tasks such as network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or service uptime.

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