Kali Linux is one of the popular tools used for penetration testing, ethical hacking, and network security assessments. This course will help you to explore the techniques of port scanning using Nmap and Kali Linux.
The course starts by introducing you to the course objectives and to Kali Linux and Nmap. Next, you will delve into the concepts of host discovery, creating Nmap host lists in Kali Linux on the way. Moving ahead, you will learn the techniques used to perform scans with Nmap and learn the process of auditing Secure Shell (SSH) security to detect systems that allow password-based authentication. Toward the end, you will learn to use Ansible to secure the threats, ensuring that the fixes are documented are repeatable. Throughout this course, you will use Wireshark to analyze the network activity, which will help you to understand the different nodes of Nmap with ease.
By the end of this course, you will have gained all the essential skills needed to perform cybersecurity audits of your network using Kali Linux and Nmap.
Scan the local CentOS 8 host both with and without a firewall
Distinguish between Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and SYN scan
Use Nmap and awk to list Secure Shell (SSH) servers on the network
Capture and filter packets with Wireshark
Print Secure Shell (SSH) host-keys with Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) scripts
Secure your host configuration with Ansible