Cyber Security Consultant - APAC at Logon Software
Real User
Top 5
Apr 17, 2024
Nmap is mostly helpful during compliance checks. We run the scanner to see how many devices are on our network and find vulnerabilities in those that aren't compliant. We also use it monthly to scan our network and identify devices that aren't connected properly. This helps us detect any issues related to the operating systems of these devices.
CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 5
Feb 9, 2024
The real-time reporting feature of Nmap is particularly valuable. It generates detailed reports on the source and destination IP addresses, the protocols used, and the types of traffic.
Network Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Nov 6, 2023
The most important function, according to me, is the capability to use some arguments in the scanning. The solution's capability to go figure and do a deep dive, discovering information on specific aspects.
Cyber Security and IT Head at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 20
Nov 23, 2022
The best feature of Nmap is that it lets me see useful information about each endpoint in my entire network environment. For example, I can see every single connection of the network as well as each and every port.
Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free and open source (license) utility for network discovery and security auditing. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such as network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or service uptime. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services (application name and version) those hosts are offering, what operating systems (and OS versions) they...
Nmap is mostly helpful during compliance checks. We run the scanner to see how many devices are on our network and find vulnerabilities in those that aren't compliant. We also use it monthly to scan our network and identify devices that aren't connected properly. This helps us detect any issues related to the operating systems of these devices.
The real-time reporting feature of Nmap is particularly valuable. It generates detailed reports on the source and destination IP addresses, the protocols used, and the types of traffic.
Nmap has a powerful command line tool and a set of diagnostic features.
The most important function, according to me, is the capability to use some arguments in the scanning. The solution's capability to go figure and do a deep dive, discovering information on specific aspects.
It enables us to delve deeper and identify the services and open ports on the system and visualize this information on a dashboard automatically.
It helps us secure the network infrastructure.
It is a very user-friendly product.
The best feature of Nmap is that it lets me see useful information about each endpoint in my entire network environment. For example, I can see every single connection of the network as well as each and every port.
Nmap's performance is great, and I've never noticed any issues in this respect. It really doesn't put a heavy load on the machine when using it.
The scanning procedure includes UDP ports which sets it apart from competitors.
Nmap is easy to use. It's a command-line interface, and the output is quite good.