Nmap scans

Nmap is an industry-standard tool for mapping networks, identifying live hosts and discovering the services. As it is one of the most used network scanner tools, a security analyst should identify the network patterns created with it. This section will cover identifying the most common Nmap scan types.

  • TCP connect scans

  • SYN scans

  • UDP scans

It is essential to know how Nmap scans work to spot scan activity on the network.

Questions

Use the Desktop/exercise-pcaps/nmap/Exercise.pcapng file.

What is the total number of the TCP Connect scans?

Number of TCP Connect
1000

Which scan type is used to scan the TCP port 80?

TCP port 80
TCP Connect

How many UDP close port messages are there?

Closed UDP ports
1083

Which UDP port in the 55-70 port range is open?

open UDP port in range
68

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