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Practical Network Scanning

By : Ajay Singh Chauhan
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Practical Network Scanning

By: Ajay Singh Chauhan

Overview of this book

Network scanning is the process of assessing a network to identify an active host network; same methods can be used by an attacker or network administrator for security assessment. This procedure plays a vital role in risk assessment programs or while preparing a security plan for your organization. Practical Network Scanning starts with the concept of network scanning and how organizations can benefit from it. Then, going forward, we delve into the different scanning steps, such as service detection, firewall detection, TCP/IP port detection, and OS detection. We also implement these concepts using a few of the most prominent tools on the market, such as Nessus and Nmap. In the concluding chapters, we prepare a complete vulnerability assessment plan for your organization. By the end of this book, you will have hands-on experience in performing network scanning using different tools and in choosing the best tools for your system.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Summary


In this chapter, we discussed how the security landscape is changing, keeping in mind that cyber attacks have evolved from worms and viruses to sophisticated attacks in cyberspace. It is high time that we shift our focus from protection to prevention. It has been proven by recent data breaches that the old legacy system is not enough to protect assets from advanced security threats. In this chapter, we discussed old methods and new, enhanced methods to combat DDoS protection by using BGP Flowspec. 

Furthermore, we learned how DDoS scrubbing works and how Blackchain technology is going to change the security landscape. We also discussed the need for Artificial Intelligence in cyber space, and how this would help to build an intelligent next generation SIEM solution. Finally, we discussed the concept of a firewall built on top of software defined networking, as well as Bring-Your-Own-Identity, a new approach that introduces better security and a better user experience.