A port scanner is a tool useful to an attacker to identify possible vulnerabilities in a potential victim's system. Cite a situation in which someone who is not an attacker could use a port scanner for a nonmalicious purpose

What will be an ideal response?

Testing
for
known
vulnerabilities
an
attacker
might
exploit.

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What will be an ideal response?

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What will be an ideal response?

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