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Network Security Strategies

By : Aditya Mukherjee
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Network Security Strategies

By: Aditya Mukherjee

Overview of this book

With advanced cyber attacks severely impacting industry giants and the constantly evolving threat landscape, organizations are adopting complex systems to maintain robust and secure environments. Network Security Strategies will help you get well-versed with the tools and techniques required to protect any network environment against modern cyber threats. You’ll understand how to identify security vulnerabilities across the network and how to effectively use a variety of network security techniques and platforms. Next, the book will show you how to design a robust network that provides top-notch security to protect against traditional and new evolving attacks. With the help of detailed solutions and explanations, you'll be able to monitor networks skillfully and identify potential risks. Finally, the book will cover topics relating to thought leadership and the management aspects of network security. By the end of this network security book, you'll be well-versed in defending your network from threats and be able to consistently maintain operational efficiency, security, and privacy in your environment.

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Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
To get the most out of this book
Get in touch
1
Section 1: Network Security Concepts, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
Section 1: Network Security Concepts, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
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2
Network Security Concepts
Network Security Concepts
Technical requirements
An overview of network security
Network security architecture approach
Network security best practices and guidelines
Summary
Questions
Further reading
3
Security for Cloud and Wireless Networks
Security for Cloud and Wireless Networks
Technical requirements
An introduction to secure cloud computing
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Microsoft Azure security technologies
CipherCloud
Securing cloud computing
Wireless network security
Security assessment approach
Software-defined radio attacks
Summary
Questions
Further reading
4
Mitigating the Top Network Threats of 2020
Mitigating the Top Network Threats of 2020
Technical requirements
The top 10 network attacks and how to fix them
Keeping up with vulnerabilities and threats
Network vulnerability assessments
Exercising continuous monitoring
Summary
Questions
Further reading
5
Section 2: Network Security Testing and Auditing
Section 2: Network Security Testing and Auditing
6
Network Penetration Testing and Best Practices
Network Penetration Testing and Best Practices
Technical requirements
Approach to network penetration testing
Top penetration testing platforms
Penetration testing best practices
The concept of teaming
Engagement models and methodologies
Summary
Questions
Further reading
7
Advanced Network Attacks
Advanced Network Attacks
Technical requirements
Critical infrastructure and prominent exploitation
Penetration testing IoT networks and reverse engineering firmware
Exploiting VoIP networks and defense mechanisms
Summary
Questions
Further reading
8
Network Digital Forensics
Network Digital Forensics
Technical requirements
Concepts of network forensics
Forensics tools – network analysis and response
Key approaches to network forensics
Advances in network forensics practices
Summary
Questions
Further reading
9
Performing Network Auditing
Performing Network Auditing
Technical requirements
Getting started with your audit
Understanding the fundamentals of an audit
Performing a network security audit
Exploring network audit tools
Network audit checklist
Auditing best practices and latest trends
Summary
Questions
Further reading
10
Section 3: Threat Management and Proactive Security Operations
Section 3: Threat Management and Proactive Security Operations
11
Continuous and Effective Threat Management
Continuous and Effective Threat Management
Technical requirements
Cyber threat management concepts
Actively managing risks and threats
Threat management best practices
Addressing security leadership concerns
Strategies for boardroom discussions
Summary
Questions
Further reading
12
Proactive Security Strategies
Proactive Security Strategies
Technical requirements
Advancing to proactive security
Understanding how threat intelligence works
Understanding how threat hunting works
Understanding deception technology
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Summary
Questions
Further reading
13
Assessments
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
14
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Penetration testing best practices

To understand some of the best practices that we can employ when pen testing our network, we'll look at a case study. The following is a case study that John (a made-up character for our case study) performed on one of the leading medical organizations in the United States.

Some information has been tampered with and changed for confidentiality purposes.

Case study

The organization has most of its services running on a single web server that was behind an IPS with a few other network services installed separately. The separate services included a mail server, the on-site employees' (system and network administrators) workstations, and a few other machines. They commissioned John to carry out the pen testing exercise to provide an analysis of how much their systems are at risk. The wanted to know whether, in the case of an attack, the breach can be extended and the different ways the system can be breached.

John was told that he had to carry...

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