What Is a Port Scan Attack? Definition and Prevention Measures for Enterprises

A port scan attack is a technique that enables threat actors to find server vulnerabilities. Ports enable devices to recognize different kinds of traffic: webpages, emails, instant messages, etc. Ports monitoring helps network admins track all the traffic that comes and goes through the network. Security analysts also use port scanning as a method to […]

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