Nmap network exploration and security auditing cookbook / Paulino Calderon

Includes bibliographical references.

Nmap Fundamentals -- Getting Familiar with Nmap's Family -- Network Scanning -- Reconnaissance Tasks -- Scanning Web Servers -- Scanning Databases -- Scanning Mail Servers -- Scanning Windows Systems --Scanning ICS SCADA Systems -- Scanning Mainframes -- Optimizing Scans -- Generating Scan Reports -- Writing Your Own NSE Scripts -- Exploiting Vulnerabilities with the Nmap Scripting Engine -- Appendix A - HTTP, HTTP Pipelining, and Web Crawling Configuration Options -- Appendix B - Brute Force Password Auditing Options -- Appendix C - NSE Debugging -- Appendix D - Additional Output Options -- Appendix E - Introduction to Lua -- Appendix F - References and Additional Reading

The book discusses some of the most common and useful tasks for scanning hosts, networks, applications, mainframes, Unix and Windows environments, and ICS/SCADA systems. Advanced Nmap users can benefit from this book by exploring the hidden functionalities within Nmap and its scripts as well as advanced workflows and configurations to fine-tune their scans. Seasoned users will find new applications and third-party tools that can help them manage scans and even start developing their own NSE scripts. Practical examples featured in a cookbook format make this book perfect for quickly remembering Nmap options, scripts and arguments, and more.