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Port scanning your own network should be a monthly ritual

Most people might figure that once you set up your network security-wise, what's done is done, and besides routine updates, not much is going to change. You fix things when something breaks, when a ...
Ars Technica

How to protect against Xmas port scan attack from WAN?

Hi, these last days I have been having trouble with my internet, and when I checked my router logs I got this: Xmas port scan attack from WAN (ip:69.164.26.100) detected. Xmas port scan attack from ...
ZDNet

5 ways the Linux nmap command can help keep your network secure

If you need to scan your network, nmap is the tool to use. Nmap can be installed on any Linux distribution. Nmap has several very handy commands. The nmap command (short for network mapper) is a ...
Ars Technica

Port Scanner?

Basically, I want a port Scanner to see just how secure my own server is... I'd use Shields UP!, but I want to see more info about it than just that.<BR><BR>I'm wondering where I can find one that is ...