In this episode we take a look at using PBNJ coupled with NMap to build and use network information maps.

One of the key problems with using a network scanner like NMap is scaling the results out to something that you can actually use to produce useful information. In Part 1 of this series we look specifically at using a front end to NMap to drive the scans and automatically insert the data into a database. We also spend time talking about a strategy for making this work in an enterprise, especially with host based firewalls, and how to deal with systems that become unreliable when scanned.

Show notes for this episode can be found at http://it-audit.sans.org/blog/2011/07/05/network-population-management-and-pbnj-show-notes-5