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10HandyToolsForNetworkDiscoveryAndMapping

Networksecurityrequiresproperknowledgeaboutnetworkdiscoveryand
mappingtools.
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Tuesday,September02,2014:Securityprofessionalsfollow
adictumsincerely,thatisknowthyself.Ifthequestion
comestonetworksecuritythenthemostimportanttaskisto
knowaboutnetworkdiscoveryandmapping.Therearesome
updatednetworkdiagramsandinventorylists.Ifyoufindit
hardtofigureoutwhatyouareprotectingthenthesetools
mayhelpyouwithverylittleefforts:

1.OpenAudit:
Thereisanetworkdiscovery,inventoryandauditprogram,OpenAudit,anditisafree
opensourcesoftware.Itallowsscanningthenetworkandstoreinformationabout
configurationsofdiscovereddevices.Italsooffersaframeworktoproducereports
aboutsoftwarelicensing,configurationchanges,nonauthorizeddevicesandsoon.
2.NetsurveyorWiFiscanner:
WiththisNetsurveyorWiFiscanneryoucanknowmoreaboutyourWiFinetworks.
Amongallthefeatures,thesitesurveyfeaturesthatcanreportonnewaccesspoints
andtheirlocationstoheadoffissuesofrogueaccesspoints,arethemosthelpful
ones.

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3.AdvancedIPScanner:

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AdvancedIPScannerisahandytoolwhichscansveryfastanddetectsnetworkdevices,
includingWiFirouters.ItalsoscansportstofindHTTP,HTTPS,FTP,RDPandshared
foldersandalsoallowstheusertoconnecttoallcomputersonthenetworkrunning
RadminServer.Thisscannerisequippedwithping,tracert,telnet,andSSH
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4.Overlook:
Overlookisautilitywhichrunsonadesktoporamobiledevice.Itprovidesvisibilityto
deviceswhicharecurrentlyonthenetwork,givingtheuseralookintoIPandMAC
addresses,devicevendors,andISPlocation.Theapplicationcomesforfreebut
there'sapaidaddonservicetooforamonthlyfee.Thispaidserviceoffersadvanced
monitoringandanalysistoolswhicharebuiltonthediscoveryengine.
5.Spiceworks:

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Thistoolmakesyourunderstandingofthenetworkbetterbycreatinginteractive
networkdiagramswhichofferusefulvisualizationsaboutbandwidthutilizations
pointingtoinfectednodes.
6.Cheopsng:
Thisisanothermappingalternativewhichoffersfreemappingandmonitoringfor
networkdiscovery.Italsooffersavisualwaytoseerelationshipsbetweennodes.This
softwarecanalsoprobehoststoseewhichservicesthey'rerunning.
7.OpenNMS:

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OpenNMSisanetworkmanagementapplicationplatform.Itprovidesdiscoveryand
eventnotificationaboutnetworkdevices.Itcanalsoinvolveineventmanagementand
itmanagesothereventsalsolikeSNMPTraps,syslog,orTL/1.

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8.NetworkView:

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NetworkViewisanaffordableway,butnotfree,todiscovernetworkdevices.Itcanbe
runonadesktoporviaaflashdrive.ItallowsdiscoveringTCP/IPnodesandroutes
usingDNS,SNMP,Ports,NetBIOSandWMI.Alltherelevantdetailsareprovidedbyit
likeMACaddressesandmanufacturernamesinprintablemapsandreports.
9.Nmap:
TherearemultiplewaystoexploreresourcesdespiteIPfilters,firewalls,androuters.
Nmapisagototoolwhichdevelopsnetworkinventoriesincludingmanagingservice
upgradeschedules,andmonitoringhostorserviceuptime.
10.AngryIPScanner:
AAngryIPScannerisalightweight,simpleIPscannerwhichusesamultithreaded
scanningtechniqueforfastscanswithresultsthatcanbesavedtoCSV,TXT,XML,or
IPPortlistfiles.ItoffersaflexibleJavabasedframeworkanditcanbeeasily
extendedthroughpluginstogatheradditionalinformationaboutscannedIPs.
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