If Microsoft Had Written Nmap

 

If Microsoft Had Written Nmap

 By Ed Skoudis, October 2002

 

Nmap , the premiere port scanner written by Fyodor, is a must-have tool for security professionals and computer attackers alike.  Unnecessary open ports on a system could offer an entryway for an attacker to undermine the machine.

Microsoft offers a variety of useful tools in its flagship business suite, Microsoft Office®.  What if, in a bizarro, make-believe parallel Universe, Microsoft expanded Office beyond Microsoft Word®, Microsoft Excel®, and Microsoft Outlook® to include….  Microsoft Nmap®.