Nmap

Overview

Learn the basic concepts of the Nmap tool like Host Discovery,   Port Scanning,  Service/OS/Version Detection,   and the Nmap Scripting Engine(NSE) for security.   In this episode,   Wes and Dan explore the administrative utility known as Nmap.  They discuss what the Nmap software is and might use this software.   They demonstrate how to obtain the software as well the types of operating systems that support Nmap and their associated installer types.   They will show how to install Nmap in the major operating systems such as Windows,   Ubuntu and CentOS.

Objectives

• To find vulnerabilities
• What is ping
• What is ping sweep
• Three-way handshake
• TCP communication flag
• Different type of scanning concepts
• TCP based scanning
• UDP based scanning
• Preparing lab setup at your home
• Host discovery
• Port scanning basics
• Port scanning techniques

Prerequisites

Some experience in the world of networking.  You should also have a basic understanding of Linux,  since we will use a Linux distribution called Kali Linux for the examples in the course.

Target Audience

This course is designed for people who want to learn more about Nmap – what it is used for,  how to use Nmap to scan your network for open ports.