It is certainly well known that “hacker tools” can be used for many legitimate purposes. Nmap, the Network Mapper and security scanner is no exception. These days, it is used routinely to identify the ...

With this quick and simple Nmap command, you can discover every host and associated IP address on your network. Have you ever wanted to know what devices were on your network, but didn’t want to ...

Discovering hosts and services isn't just something that hackers do. A good sysadmin needs to work with an up-to-date view of the systems they manage or those they want to keep an eye on. You have to ...

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 ...