using vulnerability scanning to assess network security

... approach to security; an approach that starts with assessment to identify and categorize your risks In addition, you need to understand the network security technical details in relation to security ... End -to- End Network Security Defense-in-Depth Omar Santos Cisco Press Cisco Press 800 East 96th Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 USA ii End -to- End Network Security Defense-in-Depth Omar Santos ... from a user attempting to log in to the network, web server, and wireless access point to an administrator logging in to a firewall, router, or any other network device to successfully configure...

Ngày tải lên: 25/03/2014, 11:14

... vulnerabilities are present To detect vulnerabilities we’ll need to utilize a vulnerability assessment tool such as Tenable Network Security s Nessus or eEye Digital Security s Retina Neither tool is free, ... sent to the government.There were offensive and defensive tools released, ranging from L0phtCrack to Anti-Sniff to SLINT, as well as private tools and tools for work only Protecting high-profile networks, ... What Is a Vulnerability Assessment? One might equate a vulnerability assessment (or VA) to a reconnaissance mission within the military.The purpose of the recon exercise is to go forth, into foreign...

Ngày tải lên: 25/03/2014, 11:53

... Configure It to Serve Your Exact Needs Monitor Your Network and React Effectively to Hackers Get the Know-How To Optimize Today's Leading Security Technologies Today's networks incorporate more security ... Guide to Network Security Network Hops to Get Ther e Next Router 1 Direct connec tion Direct connec tion B C B C All we’ve done is to pick the lowest hop count to each network and added to the ... need to protect? From what sources am I trying to protect these assets? Who may wish to compromise my network and to what gain? page 14 Active Defense — A Comprehensive Guide to Network Security...

Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 03:15

... information to it Rename the file and save it to the Lab Answers folder on your desktop for discussion 16 Module 3: Identifying Threats to Network Security Lab A: Identifying Threats to Network Security ... attackers can exploit them Predict threats to security by using the STRIDE model 2 Module 3: Identifying Threats to Network Security Lesson: Introduction to Security Threats *****************************ILLEGAL ... Threats to Network Security How to Teach This Module This section contains information that will help you to teach this module Lesson: Introduction to Security Threats Common Types of Network...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 19:15

... analysis process The objectives of this course are to introduce you to the fundamentals and benefits of using tcpdump as a tool to analyze your network traffic We’ll start with introducing concepts ... major network changes were made You would have to examine the traffic that was allowed into your network to assist in determining the problem That is where tcpdump is invaluable Also, many tools ... IP header • Need to know where header(s) stop and embedded data begins • Need to examine IP header length • Tells where embedded protocol begins • Need to examine embedded protocol header length...

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 07:20

... intrusion to detect or a new security event to monitor, It sends the security officer requests to the Security Manager Skill • Security Manager Skill: it is responsible for managing the security ... IAs The Network Administrator Workstation (NAWS) is an interface with which a security administrator (a person) interacts with the architecture A security administrator must specify the security ... policy to apply and to create, instantiated, control the Intelligent Agents For these operations, the security administrator needs to access the MAF, and NAWS facilitate security administrator with...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 16:20

... Evolution of Network Security and Prevention Techniques The past few years have seen a radical evolution in the nature and requirements of network security There are many factors contributing to these ... to detect and prevent The IT administrator's security schema must not only have Spyware software as a mandatory element on the client side, but also at the edge of the network itself on the security ... basic security appliance, and add services in an a la carte fashion depending on network need As stated previously, the basic nature of network security has evolved to a point where the MANDATORY...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 16:20

... methodology to automate network security management 1.2 Previous works on vulnerability analysis Automatic vulnerability analysis can be dated back to Kuang [4] and COPS [17] Kuang formalizes security ... logInService(H, Protocol, Port), netAccess(P, _AttackSrc, H, Protocol, Port) logInService(H, Protocol, Port) :- networkService(H, sshd, Protocol, Port, _User) To use the stolen credential to compromise ... call this the semantics specification To automate the vulnerability assessment process, both information need to be formalized Currently, the Open Vulnerability Assessment Language (OVAL) [52] is...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... security protocols concerning organization’s computer network security Software acting on the organization’s computer network security and the software running on the network should be able to ... difficult to manage the budget and resource estimation Some executives may be reluctant to install network security devices due to the high cost whether they focus on computer network security ... addition, the network is also needed to run their businesses, whether used to support business operations or conducting business on the network Security of data or network is very important to avoid...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20

... such software is to be used by or on the LCG The LCG Security and Availability Policy2 states that “All the requirements for the networking security of LCG Resources are expected to be adequately ... local security policies and practices” This document also seeks to identify and clarify issues where local security policy and LCG security policy must be aligned 1.1 The shortest introduction to ... non-routable internal networks Solutions taken by system administrators to protect their resources could result in limitations to bandwidth and reliability if not properly planned The LCG Security Group...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20

... to stop this service to continue” Press “Yes” to continue Press “Complete” to finish the Wizard Step 2: Certificate Authority Configuration Go to Start>Program files> System administrative tools>Certificate ... the indexes are from to which are mapped to keys to 4) Key in your WEP Key value into Network Key” (exactly the same as the one entered on your Access Point) Press “OK” to finish your workstation’s ... entered into the wireless router/access point 2b If you are using Windows XP to configure your wireless card: Right-click “My Network Places” on your desktop and click “Properties” (or go to Start...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20

... interfaces: the Attack Planner, the Model Editor, the Network Viewer, the Query Tool and the Network Statistics tool Each of these tools is presented to the user in a web-browsing framework: the ... users to interact with network models The interfaces include an editor, a network statistics reporter, a viewer (for browsing information about different parts of the network) and an interface to ... users evaluate results of changes before deploying them to the actual network The Network Viewer allows users to examine and drill into the network model For example, a user can view a computer...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20

... fringe develop a propensity to innovate thanks to -8- their proximity to creators while the firms in the core regularly try to attract the most creative artists and/or to purchase the most promising ... Market share of the top three distribution companies Market share of top ten films in total admissions Rate of similarity between national top ten films and the global top ten Number of different ... notoriety) and the distributors (i.e the number of copies put into circulation) – seems to have resulted in a concentration of admissions on a limited number of films Ultimately, this works to...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 15:20

... Trojan.PSW.M2.148, Trojan.PSW.M2 Trojan.PSW.M2.16, Zalivator, Backdoor.Zalivator.12, Backdoor.Zalivator.13, Backdoor.Zalivator Backdoor.Zalivator.142, Naebi, AntiLamer Toolkit Pro 2.36, Trojan.PSW.Coced.236, ... www.insecure.org Top 75 Network Security Tools was the Retina Scanner, at #21 Discussion Forums How to Hack? How to Defend? Social Engineering Phreaking Programming Operating Systems Off Topic Contact ... possible to corrupt the execution stack by writing past the end of an array declared auto in a routine Code that does this is said to smash the stack, and can cause return from the routine to jump to...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20

... is monitored at the network to detect attacks against a network, including attacks against hosts and devices, using network IDS and network IPS ■ Malicious activity is monitored on a host to detect ... network and security resources Chapter 6: Network Security Using Cisco IOS IPS Figure 6-3 Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System Cisco Security MARS can monitor security events ... network and security administrators to monitor, identify, isolate, and counter security threats This family of highperformance appliances enables organizations to more effectively use their network...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20

... case System and network administrators typically have insufficient time, knowledge, and skill to address the wide range of demands required to keep today’s complex systems and networks up and ... early to mid-1980s, intruders manually entering commands on a personal computer could access tens to hundreds of systems; 20 years later they could use automated tools to access thousands to tens ... practices, an administrator can act now to protect against today’s threats, mitigate future threats, and improve the overall security of the organization’s networked systems How to Use This Book The...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 22:20

... in the network providing ongoing, proactive security In addition, professional network security consultants can be engaged to help design the proper security solution for the network or to ensure ... network security is usually caused by a failure to implement security policies and make use of security tools that are readily available It's vital that companies complete professional risk assessments ... the network infrastructure to enforce an organization’s security policies by restricting access to specific network resources In the physical security analogy, a firewall is the equivalent to a...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 22:20

... in network protocols and services Mechanisms to protect networks Security tools Overview of This Course TCP/IP Suite Vulnerabilities and solutions Security protocols built on top of TCP/IP Security ... devices and tools to test and protect networks Network security theory and practice In homework Explore TCP/IP vulnerabilities in detail by exploiting them using CASL Learn to analyze a TCP/IP network ... into a computer network to eavesdrop on computers in the network Sniffing requires physical access to network medium It is a passive activity, in that sniffing doesn’t introduce new packets into...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 22:20

... algorithms, to produce attack graphs One of the challenges to using our tools is providing a model of the network We rely on external data sources to supply information necessary to build a network ... the second algorithm Also, rather than use the full B¨ cchi automaton to model attacks on a network, for our application to network security, we use a u simpler attack model M = S, τ, s , where ... system as a B¨ cchi automaton M B¨ cchi automata are finite state machines that accept infinite executions A B¨ cchi automau u u ton specifies a subset of acceptance states The automaton accepts any...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 15:21

... wired network will help to separate network traffic and allow for security boundaries If security is used on the gateway between the WLAN and the LAN, risk to resources residing on the wired network ... that we have the ability to provide authentication controls as the user tries to gain access to the wired network For a person or entity to access PHI stored on the wired network, they must authenticate ... WIRELESS SECURITY IN 802.11 (WI-FI®) NETWORKS Retrieved October 5, 2005 from http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/ vecotors/wireless _security. pdf Gruman, G (2005, April) Essentials to Wireless Security...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 15:21