What Can An Attacker Use a Port Scanner To Test For On a Target Computer ?
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A port scanner can be used to test for the following on a target computer: open ports and services running on those ports, potential security flaws in vulnerable services, and potential security misconfigurations. Additionally, a port scanner can be used to detect which operating system is running on a target computer and information about the target computer‘s network topology.