port scanning and hidden servers

Mike Hernandez sequethin at gmail.com
Wed Sep 7 08:25:36 PDT 2005


If you ask him not to do so, then you know who he is, correct? The
best way to prevent him from continuing is to deny him access to the
network.  AFAIK there is no way to block a scan, though you could
close ports and otherwise secure your systems so that the scans won't
produce any helpful information?  Hiding a server wont help much, nmap
can scan blocks of IP's.  If the servers aren't on the same network as
your users they can't be scanned easily, but that might complicate
your setup.

IMHO, revoke the user's permission to access the network, or bring up
the issue with someone who has the authority to do so.

Mike


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