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Scanning with Nmap: A Complete Guide

An in-depth and interactive course on scanning for ports and services using Nmap.

Beginner

45 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

An in-depth and interactive course on scanning for ports and services using Nmap.

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This course includes

1 Project

30 Playgrounds

11 Quizzes

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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...Show More

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

Hands-on experience with the Nmap scanning tool

Course Content

Introduction

3 Lessons

Getting Started

What Is Nmap?

Quiz: Nmap Basics

Basics of Port Scanning

3 Lessons

The Three-Way Handshake, Ports, and Protocols

Port Scanning with Nmap

Quiz: Basics of Port Scanning

Getting Started with Nmap

5 Lessons

Nmap Host Discovery

Saving Nmap Scan Outputs

Quiz: Getting Started with Nmap

Challenge: Custom Port Scanning

Solution: Custom Port Scanning

Nmap: Useful Flags

5 Lessons

Using the Nmap Port Flag

Nmap Verbose, Debug, and Miscellaneous Flags

Quiz: Useful Flags

Challenge: Using Custom Flags

Solution: Using Custom Flags

Scanning in Depth

3 Lessons

Nmap SYN and TCP Connect Scans

Nmap UDP Scan

Quiz: Scanning in Depth

Operating System Detection and Aggressive Scanning

5 Lessons

Nmap Version and OS Detection

Nmap Aggressive Scan

Quiz: Operating System Detection and Aggressive Scanning

Challenge: Aggressive Scanning

Solution: Aggressive Scanning

Stealth Scanning with Nmap

3 Lessons

Nmap Stealth Scan

Nmap Timing Templates

Quiz: Stealth Scanning with Nmap

Advanced Scans

3 Lessons

Nmap NULL and FIN Scans

Nmap Xmas Scan

Quiz: Nmap Advanced Scans

Spoofs, Decoys, and Zombies

4 Lessons

IP and MAC Spoofing Using Nmap

Nmap Decoy Scans

Idle Scans with Nmap

Quiz: Spoofs, Decoys, and Zombies

10.

Nmap Scripting Engine

5 Lessons

Introduction to NSE

Using Scripts with Nmap

Quiz: Nmap Scripting Engine

Challenge: Vulnerability Scanning

Solution: Vulnerability Scanning

11.

Vulnerability Analysis and Reporting

4 Lessons

CVSS Scoring

Vulnerabilities and CVSS Scoring

Reporting

Quiz: Vulnerability Analysis and Reporting

Comprehensive Network Vulnerability Assessment Using Nmap

Project

13.

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Wrap Up

14.

Appendix

1 Lessons

Nmap Installation and Beyond Nmap

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