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Network Scanning Cookbook

You're reading from   Network Scanning Cookbook Practical network security using Nmap and Nessus 7

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789346480
Length 304 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (10) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction to Network Vulnerability Scanning 2. Understanding Network Scanning Tools FREE CHAPTER 3. Port Scanning 4. Vulnerability Scanning 5. Configuration Audits 6. Report Analysis and Confirmation 7. Understanding the Customization and Optimization of Nessus and Nmap 8. Network Scanning for IoT, SCADA/ICS 9. Other Books You May Enjoy

Introduction

It is clear now from the previous chapters that Nmap Script Engine and Nessus' Compliance Audit policy are an important part of both tools to perform comprehensive audits and checks. It is very important for a user to understand the workings of these components and the various techniques to customize them in order to perform specific operations. In this chapter, we will look at the details of Nmap Script Engine and Nessus Audit file compositions in order to create custom files and perform specific operations.

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