As an IT security professional, you are responsible for staying up to date on the fast-evolving tools available for safeguarding your organization\u2019s systems. For this discussion, you explore tools currently available for port scanning or security benchmarking analysis.<\/p>\n
To Prepare for the Assignment:<\/p>\n
Complete the assigned reading
\nReview the Network and Workstation Tools Options document
\nResearch these tools to determine purpose and security risks.<\/p>\n
select three port scanning or security benchmark analysis tools. Briefly describe each tool. For each tool, provide the URL for the tool. Then, specify the purpose of the tool and why you would choose it. Finally, detail the steps to mitigate the security risks associated with using each of the selected tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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