Tools / Security
Nmap
Scanning a network to find hosts, open ports and the services behind them.
About 6 hours of study. It builds on Computer networks.
Where to learn it
Gordon “Fyodor” Lyon
The chapters available free online, starting with Port Scanning Basics
About half the book is free online.
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Your route to Nmap
Pick where you’re starting from. Anything your background already covers is left out, and the rest is put in order.
3 stops to go, about 81 hours of study.
Open a stop to see the book, the video course and the practice for it. Tick its circle when you've finished.
- 40 h
Programming. Ready to start.
- 35 h
Systems. After Programming in Python.
- Tool6 h
Security. After Computer networks.
That's the whole route to Nmap.
Which roles ask for it
- Penetration tester to get hired
What it needs and what it leads to: Nmap on the map.