Happy Monday fellow Linux geeks and Open Source enthusiasts! In this week's newsletter we explore the basics on Nmap, and how the popular open-source network discovery and auditing tool can be used to perform a ping scan, a host scan and an OS and services scan. We also demonstrate how Nmap can be used for firewall penetration testing to evaluate and improve the security of your network, and speak with Jon "maddog" Hall, often referred to as “the Godfather of Linux”, to get exclusive insights on his history with Linux, some of his contributions to the community, a bit about its evolution, and his thoughts on what we might see with Linux in the coming years.

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Nmap Firewall Evasion Techniques

This tutorial will demonstrate how the Nmap network security scanner can be used for firewall penetration testing to evaluate and improve the security of your network.
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Nmap Basics: What Is Nmap & How Is It Used?

Learn the basics on Nmap, and how the popular open-source network discovery and auditing tool can be used to perform a ping scan, a host scan and an OS and services scan.
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Linux Legend "maddog" Shares Exclusive Security Insights with LinuxSecurity

In an exclusive interview with LinuxSecurity researchers, Jon "maddog" Hall, often referred to as “the Godfather of Linux”, reveals his history with Linux, some of his contributions to the community, a bit about its evolution, and his thoughts on what we might see with Linux in the coming years. 
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