Reasons for OS detection 

Before we discuss the reasons for detecting an OS, let's understand what an operating system actually is. An operating system is a set of programs compiled to manage multiple hardware resources associated with a computer, and designed to provide a resource platform pool to run other application programs:

The following are the most common operating systems available on the market:

• Linux
• Windows
• Red Hat
• FreeBSD
• Solaris
• macOS 

Let us now discuss why we need to detect an operating system. You can see what operating system is installed on your computer at the following, fun website: http://whatsmyos.com/. As a system administrator, you will want to keep track of IT resources. In the same way, attackers will want to have access to your inventory. This will help them to find resources and launch attacks against vulnerabilities.

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