Summary
- Developer-employee Hack The Box Academy is sharing their notes on the CPTS module relating to Nmap.
- Nmap is a tool used to scan networks in order to find open ports and potential vulnerabilities.
- Enumeration is an important part of hacking; it allows developers to find multiple ways into a system and maximise opportunities to do so.
- The more information gathered during enumeration increases the likelihood of finding ways to break into a system.
- The hack highlights the importance of good security habits and network configuration to prevent illicit access.
- The article also contains a cheat sheet for readers who want to skip the details and want to jump to the summary.
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