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Nmap From an Ethical Hacker's Point of View

Posted by kdawson on from the think-like-the-bad-guys-do dept.

ddonzal notes a new tutorial that introduces Nmap from the viewpoint of an ethical hacker. (Part 1 of 2 parts is up now.) The author is Kirby Tucker, who writes: "After completing this 2 Part Series and having practiced the techniques described, one should not only be able to sit at a 'roundtable' with advanced security professionals and 'hold their own' in a discussion concerning Nmap, but also utilize this great tool in protecting their own network."

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  1. Screw security... by Chris+Snook · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I don't really care about the security angle either way. Most of the time I use nmap, it's for debugging on test systems that are behind several layers of firewall and NAT. Yeah, it's a debugging tool too.

    Then again, in the age of DRM, all debuggers are apparently hacking tools.

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    There's no failure quite as dissatisfying as a complete and total solution to the wrong problem.
  2. Re:"Ethical" Hacker by zmotula · · Score: 3, Interesting

    "Unlike the for loop, the while loop will always execute at least once. This is because the condition test is checked after the first iteration."

    -- Gray Hat Hacking, The Ethical Hacker's Handbook

    (Do I have to say more?)