What is Network Scanning?

What is Network Scanning?

Network Scanning is the procedure of identifying active hosts, ports and the services used by the target application. Suppose you are an Ethical Hacker and want to find vulnerabilities in the System, you need a point in the System that you can try to attack. Network Scanning for Ethical Hacking is used to find out these points in the system that a Black Hat Hacker can use to hack the network. And then the respective teams work on improving the security of the network.

Every Organization has a Network. This network could be an internal network which consists of all the systems connected with each other, or it can be a network that’s connected to the internet. In either case, to hack the network, you will have to find a vulnerable point in the network that can be exploited. Network Scanning is used to find out such points in the network.

Types of Network Scanning for Ethical Hacking

Network Scanning can be classified into two main categories:

1. Port Scanning

2. Vulnerability Scanning