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Practical Network Scanning

By : Ajay Singh Chauhan
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Practical Network Scanning

By: Ajay Singh Chauhan

Overview of this book

Network scanning is the process of assessing a network to identify an active host network; same methods can be used by an attacker or network administrator for security assessment. This procedure plays a vital role in risk assessment programs or while preparing a security plan for your organization. Practical Network Scanning starts with the concept of network scanning and how organizations can benefit from it. Then, going forward, we delve into the different scanning steps, such as service detection, firewall detection, TCP/IP port detection, and OS detection. We also implement these concepts using a few of the most prominent tools on the market, such as Nessus and Nmap. In the concluding chapters, we prepare a complete vulnerability assessment plan for your organization. By the end of this book, you will have hands-on experience in performing network scanning using different tools and in choosing the best tools for your system.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Summary


By now, you are familiar with the basics of application security. We have covered enough background information in this chapter to understand a multi-layer security approach. Although web applications can efficiently exchange information, the fact still remains that these applications can be attacked. A number of new security threats have also arisen. If not handled properly, these issues could potentially pose significant risks to an organization's information technology infrastructure. Since it is all about data security, individual data is very important. Consequently, it becomes very important for organizations to design a robust web system aligned with GDPR to protect users' information.

In the next chapter, we will discuss an overall approach for infrastructure security and future technology.