Nmap
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What is Nmap?
Nmap (Network Mapper) is a free and open-source network scanner. It is used to discover hosts and services on a computer network by sending packets and analyzing the responses. Nmap is commonly used for network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or service uptime. Security professionals often use it for security auditing and penetration testing.
What other technologies are related to Nmap?
Nmap Competitor Technologies
Tenable Nessus
Nessus is a vulnerability scanner that, like Nmap with NSE scripts, identifies vulnerabilities on a network, thus competing with some of Nmap's functionality.
Nexpose
Nexpose is a vulnerability scanner with similar functions to Tenable Nessus that competes with Nmap's vulnerability detection features.
Qualys
Qualys is a vulnerability management platform that offers similar vulnerability scanning capabilities to Nmap with NSE scripts.
OpenVAS
OpenVAS is a vulnerability scanner with similar functions to Tenable Nessus and Nmap, thus a competitor.
Core Impact
Core Impact is a penetration testing tool that can perform vulnerability assessments and exploit identified vulnerabilities, competing with Nmap's NSE scripts and overall functionality.
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Nmap Complementary Technologies
Metasploit
Metasploit is a penetration testing framework often used in conjunction with Nmap for vulnerability exploitation.
Kali Linux
Kali Linux is a distribution that includes Nmap and other security tools, making it complementary as it provides a platform for Nmap.
Wireshark
Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer that can be used to analyze network traffic discovered by Nmap, complementing Nmap's discovery capabilities.
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Which job functions commonly mention Nmap?
Penetration Tester
19.4% of all Penetration Tester jobs mention Nmap
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Application Security Engineer
2.6% of all Application Security Engineer jobs mention Nmap
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Security Engineer
1.7% of all Security Engineer jobs mention Nmap
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Security Analyst
1.6% of all Security Analyst jobs mention Nmap
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IT Security
1.4% of all IT Security jobs mention Nmap
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