Question

Nmap (Network Mapper) is a free and open-source network scanner. Write down a detailed note on nmap capabilities and compare it with other similar tools.

*on your own words.

**please write it by computer typing so it will be easy to copy it.

Answer 1

Nmap:

• The Nmap is short for the Network Mapper. It is one of the most famous free and also an open source tool for scanning vulnerabilities and also for network discovery. This tool is being used by the network administrator in order to identify the flaws in their networks.
• It helps in many different things and its capabilities lie in many network oriented functionalities. Some of them are stated below:
  • Network Mapping
  • Network Discovery
  • OS Detection
  • Security Auditing
  • Discovery of running services
  • Port Scanning
• There are many network scanners available in the market. If we were to compare Nmap with any of the other network scanners then I would compare it with Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner.
• Acunetix is one of the current best in the market and is used by mostly all of the companies into the business for certain scanning processes. It is few advanced network scanners.
• The network scanning tool Acunetix consists of many more features such as:
  • Checking for ports and running services
  • Assessing the security of the routers
  • Testing for weak passwords in the network
  • Checking for DNS zone transfer
  • Checks Bad Configured Proxy servers
  • Perimeter Network security audits
  • Web application vulnerability scans
  • Broken Links

Hence, this is the reason why Acunetix Web Vulnerability scanner is one of the best network scanners currently and assess many of the networking functionalities.