Originally released in 1996, netcat is netowrking program designed to read and write data in both TCP Transmission Control Protocol and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) connection using TCP / Internet Protocol (IP) protocol. Some use a lot of netcat including port scanning, transferring files, grabbed the banner, listen port and redirection, and more nefariously, backdoor. This is the only book dedicated to comprehensive coverage of the many features of the appliance, and at the end of this book you will discover how netcat can be one of the most valuable tool in your arsenal. * Get Up and Running with netcat Simple yet powerful ... Do not let it trouble-free installation and easy command line which belied the fact that netcat is a potent and powerful program. * Go PenTesting with Master netcat netcat port scanning and service of identification capabilities as well as obtain information on the Web application server. * Perform Enumeration and Scanning with netcat, nmap, and More! Netcat not only game in town ... Learn the process of enumeration and network scanning, and see how netcat together with other tools such as Nmap and Scanrand can be used to actually identify all the assets on your network. * Banner Grabbing with netcat Banner achieve a simple yet very effective method to gather information about a remote target, and can be done relatively easily with a utility netcat. * Transfer Files Using this netcat flexability and simple operation allow netcat to fill a niche when it comes to moving the file or files in a quick and easy fashion. Set up netcat to listen on ports higher than 1023 (the famous port), so you can use netcat even as a regular user.