Scanning the Internet for Vulnerabilities

Sun Jun 19 10:13:32 UTC 2022

I would like to solicit the opinions of network operators on the practice
of scanning all of, or large chunks of the internet for known vulnerabilities.

In earlier times, this was generally viewed as being distinctly anti-social
behavior, but perhaps attitudes have changed relative to earlier eras.
I would thus like to know how people feel about it now, in 2022.

Regards,
rfg

P.S.  Just to be clear, I personally have neither any desire nor any intent
to undertake such activity myself, nor am I in communiacation with any party
or parties that have such an intent or desire.  I cannot however say that I
am unaware of any parties that may currently be involved in such activities.