Nmap Scanning Basics (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the has ability to use NMAP to network protection and he/she is able to discover vulnerabilities in the network.

Content

The course lessons are:
- Getting Started with Nmap
- Obtaining, Compiling, Installing, and Removing Nmap
- Host Discovery (Ping Scanning)
- Port Scanning Overview
- Port Scanning Techniques and Algorithms
- Optimizing Nmap Performance
- Service and Application Version Detection
- Remote OS Detection
- Nmap Scripting Engine
- Detecting and Subverting Firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems
- Defenses Against Nmap
- Zenmap GUI Users' Guide
- Nmap Output Formats
- Understanding and Customizing Nmap Data Files.

Prerequisites

Recommended: Basic Linux course

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) courses.

Location and time

Course environment is Metropolia's Moodle and course can be done in own pace.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Online in course environment.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

N/A

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Online.

International connections

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student’s baseline level.

Content scheduling

All of lessons (14) have to do in order 1, 2, 3.... before the Final Test can be done.

Assessment methods and criteria

Pass after all of 14 Lessons have been done and the Final Test has been passed.

The final test contains ?50 multi-choice questions and the duration is 150 minutes.

The minimum passing score for the test is 600/1000. If not achieved, the student needs retake the test. The retake limit is 3.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty