Two weeks ago in part 2 of the indispensables series I made mention of a network scanning app called iNet Network Scanner. I’ve used this app on my Mac for years and love it, but it also comes in two ...

The internet is now not just limited to mobile phones and computers. Your home network has grown drastically with all these intelligent devices showing up. We have mobiles, computers, smart TVs, ...

Install nmap if you don't already have it on your Linux computer. Run "sudo apt-get install nmap" on Ubuntu, or "sudo dnf install nmap" on Fedora. To do a quick scan of your network and discover the ...

What’s on your network? You can always pull up your router’s web interface to get a sense of which devices are connected, but you’re probably just going to get a list of MAC addresses and assigned IPs ...

MiTeC Network Scanner is a free multi-threaded ICMP, Port, IP, NetBIOS, ActiveDirectory and SNMP scanner with advanced features. The program performs ping sweep, scans for opened TCP and UDP ports, ...

Imperva is the latest security company to offer a free scanner to detect Internet of Things devices infected with or vulnerable to Mirai malware, the malicious code behind the massive distributed ...

If you’ve never used it before, you may think Home Assistant is a platform for managing smart devices. But between the myriads of integrations, community add-ons, and the offerings on Home Assistant ...

While nmap is generally used to probe business networks and perform security reviews, the tool can also provide interesting details on your systems and devices at home. Nmap, the “network mapper,” has ...

When it comes to network monitoring solutions, you have a lot of options. This feature comparison of two popular tools, ManageEngine OpManager and SolarWinds, will help you make the best choice for ...

The Network Security Standard provides measures to prevent, detect, and correct network compromises. The standard is based on both new practices and best practices currently in use at RIT. Please ...

For nearly a decade, Bill focused on printer and scanner technology and reviews for PCMag, and wrote about computer technology since well before the advent of the internet. He authored or co-authored ...