Scanning for Vulnerabilities in the Security Mechanisms of the Hosts in the Academic Institutions and Government Agencies

Abstract

In this paper a sophisticated investigation and scanning for vulnerabilities in the security mechanisms of the hosts in the academic institutions and government agencies is made. The port and network scanner are specialized software tools that can discover detail information about the selected target hosts such as open, filtered, closed ports and the whole computer network topology.

Keywords

• Computer Network
• Host
• Ports
• Scanning
• Security
• Vulnerability