Does an nmap scan take significantly longer if scanning an IP on another continent? [closed]

I’ve been asked and given permission to scan IPs on a different continent.
The scan already takes 2-3 hours for their subnets within the country.
Will the increased latency cause a significant change to the scanning time?

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Need help with the process of vulnerability assessing a website [closed]

I joined as an intern at this organization as a supposed cyber security consultant and now I’m expected to conduct a vulnerability assessment of the website and prepare a report on that.
Any suggestions as to what tools I can use for free … Continue reading Need help with the process of vulnerability assessing a website [closed]

Do email security scans that follow links replace digest params in URLs with invalid values?

Going through our application logs recently I noticed a number of instances of page requests where an invalid SHA512 digest param in a URL resulted in a 403.
A couple aspects of these requests make me suspect an email scanner is checking o… Continue reading Do email security scans that follow links replace digest params in URLs with invalid values?

Why nmap does not work in one network while it works properly in a different network

I wanted to scan two different networks such that one is my own local network in my house and the other is the local network of the library of my university. My aim was to find IP addresses of living hosts, and use these IPs to make a nmap… Continue reading Why nmap does not work in one network while it works properly in a different network