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Chapter 7, Problem 16RQ

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Vulnerability scanner:

  • Vulnerability scanner is a software program or network appliance that is used to scan the wide range of address present in the network along with their port numbers to avail open services.
  • A form of software application that is designed to validate and monitor the network ports that is available open for different services.
  • Vulnerability scanner is of two types and they are listed below:
    • Active vulnerability scanner.
    • Passive vulnerability scanner.
  • They are used in identifying and detect the vulnerabilities present in the network.
  • It is used in scanning and obtaining the security holes that are present in operating system, network that is open with configuration problem and also the username and password that are exposed...

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