Nmap, or Network Mapper, is a free, open source tool that is available under the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. It is most often used by network administrators and IT security professionals to scan corporate networks, looking for live hosts, specific services, or specific operating systems. Part of the beauty of Nmap is its ability to create IP packets from scratch and send them out utilizing unique methodologies to perform the above-mentioned types of scans and more. This book provides comprehensive coverage of all Nmap features, including detailed, real-world case studies. . Understand Network Scanning Master networking and protocol fundamentals, network scanning techniques, common network scanning tools, along with network scanning and policies. . Get Inside Nmap Use Nmap in the enterprise, secure Nmap, optimize Nmap, and master advanced Nmap scanning techniques. . Install, Configure, and Optimize Nmap Deploy Nmap on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and install from source. . Take Control of Nmap with the Zenmap GUI Run Zenmap, manage Zenmap scans, build commands with the Zenmap command wizard, manage Zenmap profiles, and manage Zenmap results. . Run Nmap in the Enterprise Start Nmap scanning, discover hosts, port scan, detecting operating systems, and detect service and application versions . Raise those Fingerprints Understand the mechanics of Nmap OS fingerprinting, Nmap OS fingerprint scan as an administrative tool, and detect and evade the OS fingerprint scan. . "Tool" around with Nmap Learn about Nmap add-on and helper tools: NDiff--Nmap diff, RNmap--Remote Nmap, Bilbo, Nmap-parser. . Analyze Real-World Nmap Scans Follow along with the authors to analyze real-world Nmap scans. . Master Advanced Nmap Scanning Techniques Torque Nmap for TCP scan flags customization, packet fragmentation, IP and MAC address spoofing, adding decoy scan source IP addresses, add random data to sent packets, manipulate time-to-live fields, and send packets with bogus TCP or UDP checksums.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Great resource for using Nmap:
I've been a system administrator for several years. I've never used Nmap before because I thought it was just a hacking tool. Two months ago one of our security consultants had this book with him and I took a look at it. I had no idea that Nmap could be used to do so many everyday tasks. I ordered my copy that day and I have been using Nmap ever since. Chapter 1 is a basic overview of basic network protocols, OSI model, and network scanning techniques. A new user (and especially someone new to... more info
Nmap for Dummies would have been a better title:
Wow. What a light weight book! I expect (and usually receive) MUCH better from Syngress. This book would make a good "Dummies" book, but it is way too lightweight for a security professional's use. Editorially, the book is well written, and Syngress did its usual good job of finding all the typos. (I think I only saw one really glaring typo in the book.) Where Syngress fell down was on content review, and having someone review the book for an appropriate depth of content. Their marketing folks also... more info
An "Average" Nmap Book:
For a book that's roughly 200 pages long (and it's a smaller book in terms of overall dimensions--near "pamphlet" size) I was somewhat disappointed with the book. Many IT related books are far less expensive! The contents of the book matched much of the information found on Nmap's site (insecure.org). The number of URL links in this book (pointing to this site) made me feel like I should have saved my 40 bucks and gone straight to the website. If you're looking for comprehensive information on Nmap just buy... more info
Basic introduction to Nmap with no real enterprise focus:
Initially I hoped Nmap in the Enterprise (NITE) would live up to its title. I was excited to see "Automate Tasks with the Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE)" on the cover, in addition to the "Enterprise" focus. It turns out that beyond a few command line options of which I was not previously aware, and some good info on interpreting OS fingerprinting output in Ch 6, I didn't learn much by reading NITE. If you are new to Nmap or network scanning you will probably like NITE, but if you want a real enterprise focus... more info
