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Nmap (Network Mapper) is a network scanner created by Gordon Lyon (also known by his pseudonym Fyodor Vaskovich). [5] Nmap is used to discover hosts and services on a computer network by sending packets and analyzing the responses.
ZMap is a free and open-source security scanner that was developed as a faster alternative to Nmap. ZMap was designed for information security research and can be used for both white hat and black hat purposes. The tool is able to discover vulnerabilities and their impact, and detect affected IoT devices.
hping is an open-source packet generator and analyzer for the TCP/IP protocol created by Salvatore Sanfilippo (also known as Antirez). It is one of the common tools used for security auditing and testing of firewalls and networks, and was used to exploit the idle scan scanning technique (also invented by the hping author), and now implemented in the Nmap Security Scanner.
In 1998 Renaud Deraison created The Nessus Project as a free remote security scanner. [2] On October 5 2005, with the release of Nessus 3, the project changed from the GNU General Public License to a proprietary license .
The SAINT scanner, screens every live system on a network for TCP and UDP services. For each service it finds running, it launches a set of probes designed to detect anything that could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access, create a denial-of-service, or gain sensitive information about the network.
OpenVAS was originally proposed by pentesters at SecuritySpace, [4] discussed with pentesters at Portcullis Computer Security [5] and then announced [6] by Tim Brown on Slashdot. Greenbone Vulnerability Manager is a member project of Software in the Public Interest. [7]
Learn how to download and install or uninstall the Desktop Gold software and if your computer meets the system requirements.
Lynis is an extensible security audit tool for computer systems running Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, OpenBSD, Solaris, and other Unix derivatives.It assists system administrators and security professionals with scanning a system and its security defenses, with the final goal being system hardening.