Nmap is a command line network recon tool that is very likely to become your preferred hacking buddy when you need to probe and map out a local or remote network. It’s available for Linux (if you’re using Kali Linux, you’ll find it pre-installed), Mac OS X and Windows (see here for installation details)....
What is a ping sweep?
A ping sweep is when you ping a range of IP addresses to check which ones are responding. A ping sweep is usually one of the first things you want to do when you are connected to a network you want to know more about. One of my favorite command line tools to do...
Youtube hacker channels to check out
Here are my preferred Youtube destinations for hacking goodies. On these channels, you will find tutorials on hacking tools, CTF and TryHackMe walkthroughs, hacker interviews, advice on how to grow your hacking skills and a lot of other stuff. Be sure to check this post from time to time, as I occasionally update when...
What is Fping?
Fping is a network scanning tool that you can use to do a ping sweep on a range of IP addresses and list the machines (hosts) that reply. This is an equivalent to Nmap‘s host discovery scan, with a few differences. Contrary to Nmap that requires sudo priviledges for some scans, you can run...
Hacking: getting started
So you want to learn ethical hacking? Well I have good news and bad news. The good news is that everything you need to acquire a strong foundational knowledge is accessible online, mostly for free. You wouldn’t imagine how much professional quality content there is out there, that will help you get started, progress,...