Ask any security, network or systems administrator about the top tools in their toolbox and Nmap is likely on their list. Short for Network Mapper, the versatile utility does everything from ...

Knowing what services are running on your systems, and being able to identify if and when any of those services change, is the first step in securing your netwsork. Many tools can accomplish this, but ...

Remember that scene in The Matrix when Trinity uses a realistic Nmap port scan, followed by an actual SSH exploit (long since patched) to break into a power company? Well, believe it or not, but that ...

The Nmap Project just released the Holiday Edition of its open source cross-platform security scanner and network mapper, with several important improvements and bug fixes. New features in Nmap 7.40 ...

While nmap is generally used to probe business networks and perform security reviews, the tool can also provide interesting details on your systems and devices at home. Nmap, the “network mapper,” has ...

If you're smart and you're connected to the net, you're concerned about computer security. Open ports on your computers are invitations to criminal hackers and other evildoers to wreak havoc - and if ...

Port scans, which are used to determine if ports on a network are open to receive packets from other devices, are beneficial to cybersecurity teams to help shore up defenses. But the process is also ...