Network Mapper

A penetration tester's toolkit wouldn't be complete without the popular network-scanning tool Network Mapper (Nmap). This is known as the king of network scanners as it does way more than typical network scanners. Scanning allows a penetration tester to profile a target, it helps to identify the operating system as well as open and closed ports, detect vulnerabilities, determine the service versions of running applications, and a lot more.

The following are the options provided using the Nmap Scan menu on the NetHunter app:

NMap has quite a few benefits:

• Can determine the target’s operating system
• Detects TCP and UDP ports
• Detects service versions by performing banner-grabbing
• Detects a target device's vulnerability to various exploits and malware
• Can use decoy features to reduce the chances of detection