To most, the term "internet port scanning" might sound like the kind of nonsensical technobabble you would hear on an episode of "NCIS." However, port scanning is a very real and widely used method, ...

Port Scanning applications like Free Port Scanner help you identify open ports and services on a network host. They thoroughly scan specific ports for a given IP and reveal vulnerable access points, ...

COMMENTARY--Network Security has become an important part of today's IT staffs. However, there is a small part of it that needs to be a part of everybody's understanding that works with computers that ...

If you're smart and you're connected to the net, you're concerned about computer security. Open ports on your computers are invitations to criminal hackers and other evildoers to wreak havoc - and if ...

This month marks the 20th anniversary of Nmap, the open-source network mapping tool that became the standard used by many IT professionals, but that can be a bit much if you only need to do general ...