In this episode of Security Nation, Jen and Tod chat with Gordon “Fyodor” Lyon, author of the widely used open-source Nmap Security Scanner. On the doorstep of Nmap’s 25th anniversary, Gordon and our hosts talk about the tool’s impact on asset management, as well as the struggles and triumphs of creating and managing the solution. They even cover a few highlights from Hollywood films where Nmap makes a guest appearance.
Stick around for our Rapid Rundown, where Tod and Jen talk about a recent warning from the FBI that decentralized finance (DeFi) – i.e., cryptocurrency – poses some unique risks, which attackers are already exploiting.
Gordon “Fyodor” Lyon
Gordon "Fyodor" Lyon authored the open-source Nmap Security Scanner in 1997 and continues to coordinate its development. His company also develops and sells Npcap, a raw networking library and driver for Windows. Npcap is now used in hundreds of other software projects, including Wireshark and Microsoft Defender for Identity. Gordon is a founding member of the Honeynet Project and served on the technical advisory boards for Qualys and AlienVault, as well as editorial boards for many conferences and journals. He authored or co-authored the books "Nmap Network Scanning," "Know Your Enemy: Honeynets," and "Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent." He runs the "Full Disclosure" mailing list, along with popular security resource sites such as SecLists.Org, SecTools.Org, and Insecure.Org.
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Check out Nmap if, for some reason, you haven’t already.Learn about Npcap, the packet capture library tool that Gordon and his company also offer.Watch Gordon and HD Moore, the creator of Metasploit, chat about the evolution of n ..Support the originator by clicking the read the rest link below.
