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Mastering Python for Networking and Security

By : José Ortega
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Mastering Python for Networking and Security

By: José Ortega

Overview of this book

It’s becoming more and more apparent that security is a critical aspect of IT infrastructure. A data breach is a major security incident, usually carried out by just hacking a simple network line. Increasing your network’s security helps step up your defenses against cyber attacks. Meanwhile, Python is being used for increasingly advanced tasks, with the latest update introducing many new packages. This book focuses on leveraging these updated packages to build a secure network with the help of Python scripting. This book covers topics from building a network to the different procedures you need to follow to secure it. You’ll first be introduced to different packages and libraries, before moving on to different ways to build a network with the help of Python scripting. Later, you will learn how to check a network’s vulnerability using Python security scripting, and understand how to check vulnerabilities in your network. As you progress through the chapters, you will also learn how to achieve endpoint protection by leveraging Python packages along with writing forensic scripts. By the end of this book, you will be able to get the most out of the Python language to build secure and robust networks that are resilient to attacks.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

Summary

One of the objectives of this chapter was to learn about the modules that allow us to connect with vulnerability scanners such as nessus and nexpose. We reviewed some definitions about vulnerabilities and exploits. After having obtained the services, ports, and operating system, among other elements, a search must be made of the their vulnerabilities in the different databases, which are available on the internet. However, there are also several tools that allow you to perform vulnerability scans automatically, such as Nessus and Nexpose.

In the next chapter, we will explore identifying server vulnerabilities in web applications with tools such as w3a and fsqlmap for detecting SQL vulnerabilities, and other tools for identifying server vulnerabilities such as ssl and heartbleed.