A study of open ports as security vulnerabilities in common user computers

Abstract

The unprecedented growth in information technology and information explosion, with more and more data in electronic forms has put the computer into the hands of users with very little technical knowledge. The fact that the systems are not inherently immune, and that open up a number of vulnerabilities, leading to potential attacks, and the most prominent is in the form of open ports. This paper attempts to do a survey on common user computing devices including start devices to discover open ports and thereby explore vulnerabilities that can lead to potential attack targets.