Enhance security audits with Nmap and NSE scripts

The Nmap Scripting Engine feature enables security admins to automate scans, detect vulnerabilities and validate network security settings.

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• Damon Garn, Cogspinner Coaction

Nmap is one of the most critical network scanning and security assessment tools in a security admin's arsenal. While many use it regularly to run basic scans, most admins are not familiar with the available Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE), which automates many useful functions and extends Nmap's capabilities well beyond the basic singular commands.

One key use case is combining an Nmap scan with an NSE brute-force password attack against detected SSH systems. Follow along for instructions and to learn more about Nmap's extensibility in modern network assessment and penetration testing.