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Applied Network Security

By : Arthur Salmon, Michael McLafferty, Warun Levesque
Book Image

Applied Network Security

By: Arthur Salmon, Michael McLafferty, Warun Levesque

Overview of this book

Computer networks are increasing at an exponential rate and the most challenging factor organisations are currently facing is network security. Breaching a network is not considered an ingenious effort anymore, so it is very important to gain expertise in securing your network. The book begins by showing you how to identify malicious network behaviour and improve your wireless security. We will teach you what network sniffing is, the various tools associated with it, and how to scan for vulnerable wireless networks. Then we’ll show you how attackers hide the payloads and bypass the victim’s antivirus. Furthermore, we’ll teach you how to spoof IP / MAC address and perform an SQL injection attack and prevent it on your website. We will create an evil twin and demonstrate how to intercept network traffic. Later, you will get familiar with Shodan and Intrusion Detection and will explore the features and tools associated with it. Toward the end, we cover tools such as Yardstick, Ubertooth, Wifi Pineapple, and Alfa used for wireless penetration testing and auditing. This book will show the tools and platform to ethically hack your own network whether it is for your business or for your personal home Wi-Fi.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

How does the Rubber Ducky work?

It may look like an ordinary USB on the outside, but in its core the device is composed of a micro SD slot placement which can be pre-programmed to deliver a payload as the device disguises itself as a keyboard human interface device (HID). Linux, Macs, Windows, and mobile Android devices are all potential platforms for the Rubber Ducky to infiltrate, as most standards are now HID compatible for simple plug-and-play. There is also a small button on the board to replay for another attack, saving you time from having to rescript the same attack on the micro SD . The Rubber ducky device includes a case to mask the device as any other USB storage commonly seen achieving promiscuity almost effortlessly. There are plenty of resources available as we consider what some of its capabilities are.

There are already plenty of pre-made attacks that are given freely to use (with permission and...