An in-depth and interactive course on scanning for ports and services using Nmap.
Beginner
45 Lessons
5h
Certificate of Completion
An in-depth and interactive course on scanning for ports and services using Nmap.
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Course Overview
Nmap is a fast and powerful scanning tool that helps to look for ports, services, and even vulnerabilities in a target system. You will begin this course with the basic concepts of networking, like three-way handshakes and subnets. Then, you will learn about ports, protocols, and how they work together to establish a communication channel. Next, you will cover how to map an entire network of devices, including computers, mobile devices, printers, etc., to gather detailed information like open ports, servi...
What You'll Learn
Hands-on experience with the Nmap scanning tool
Familiarity with core components of port scanning
A working knowledge of the Nmap Scripting Engine
An understanding of IP and MAC spoofing
The ability to perform vulnerability analysis and reporting
What You'll Learn
Hands-on experience with the Nmap scanning tool
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Course Content
Introduction
Basics of Port Scanning
Getting Started with Nmap
Nmap: Useful Flags
Scanning in Depth
Operating System Detection and Aggressive Scanning
5 Lessons
Stealth Scanning with Nmap
3 Lessons
Spoofs, Decoys, and Zombies
4 Lessons
Nmap Scripting Engine
5 Lessons
Vulnerability Analysis and Reporting
4 Lessons
Conclusion
1 Lesson
Appendix
1 Lesson
Course Author
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Anthony Walker
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Evan Dunbar
ML Engineer
Carlos Matias La Borde
Software Developer
Souvik Kundu
Front-end Developer
Vinay Krishnaiah
Software Developer
Eric Downs
Musician/Entrepeneur
Kenan Eyvazov
DevOps Engineer
Souvik Kundu
Front-end Developer
Eric Downs
Musician/Entrepeneur
Anthony Walker
@_webarchitect_
Evan Dunbar
ML Engineer
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