Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337102063
Author: Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Reason for banning the outbound port scanning:

The below are the reasons for an ISP (Internet service Provider) to ban the outbound port scanning activities for its customers:

  • Scanning outbound ports can cause legal complications to the ISPs (Internet Service Provider), because, scanning the port is meant as attack preparations.
  • Scanning the ports can cause significant load for the systems at certain situations...

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