CS 370 Park University Information Security in Network Mapper Discussion

Locate the Internet version of the book Nmap Network Scanning, The Official Nmap Project Guide to Network Discovery and Security Scanning by Gordon Fyodor Lyon. Youll find this at http://nmap.org/book/toc.html (Links to an external site.).
Read the Preface and Chapter 1 at a minimum. You might also find chapters 5, 7 and 8 interesting and accessible.
Answer the following questions in a 1-3 page report
- (5 pts) Briefly summarize what nmap is and what it can be used for
- (15 pts) Based on your reading, describe how you might use nmap to improve security at your workplace or school. Include a brief description of your network topology and where you would be scanning from.
- (10 pts) Describe any legal or ethical issues that need to be addressed before using this tool to help secure your network.
- (8 pts) Describe how this tool might be used against your network.
- (5 pts) Provide some background information on the author of this book. Would you categorize him as a white hat or black hat hacker
As always, be sure to cite any sources you use.

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