Kali Linux 2018: Windows Penetration Testing - Second Edition

The difference verbosity makes

The next three screenshots show the difference verbosity makes in an OS scan. The OS scan includes a stealth scan, so nmap -O hostname is exactly the same as nmap -sS -O hostname:

The verbose version here has been adjusted slightly to fit all the detail into the screenshot. The different scan options have different enhanced content when the -v or -vv options are added to the search strings. It makes sense to use -v or -vv when you have chosen some likely targets using the basic display option:

In the next screenshot, ...