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 ...

NMAP, the open source network mapping tool, should be in any network or security administrator's toolbox. It's a feature-rich network scanner that goes far beyond port scanning such as service and OS ...

Gordon "Fyodor" Lyon is the principal author of the network scanner Nmap, and his new book Nmap Network Scanning is its authoritative guide. Lyon has crafted a precise, readable resource that will ...

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 ...

Nmap 7 is finally here, and it comes packed with significant improvements. The culmination of three and a half years of work from more than 100 contributors and almost 3,200 code commits, the ...

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 ...

Vicarius released a new free offering—Nmap Scan Analysis—to make vulnerability assessment, prioritization, and remediation available to security professionals, IT admins, and pentesters that utilize ...

Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system administration, network administration, and consulting roles. He ...

Nmap is among a network penetration tester's best friends, sitting high on a pedestal with the Metasploit Framework. I've been using the tool my entire career for network mapping and host discovery, ...