Want to master Nmap and its scripting engine? Then this book is for you packed with practical tasks and precise instructions, it's a comprehensive guide to penetration testing and network monitoring. Security in depth. Overview Master the power of Nmap 6 Learn how the Nmap Scripting Engine works and develop your own scripts! 100% practical tasks, relevant and explained step-by-step with exact commands and optional arguments description What will you learn Master the basic scanning techniques for port scanning and host discovery. Implement your own host monitoring system with Nmap Perform security checks to web applications, mail servers and databases Learn to gather interesting host information not included in a typical scan Tune scans to optimiz...