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Applied Network Security

By : Arthur Salmon, Michael McLafferty, Warun Levesque
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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)

What is the Internet of Things?

The IoT is changing the way we travel, purchase items, and provide energy to structures. According to BI Intelligence, the IoT can be defined as, "a network of internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data." Complex sensors and chips are embedded in devices or things that surround us every day. These sensors and chips collect data from the devices. The data generated from the device is sent to a gateway, which sends it to the internet. The data is then sent to a storage location like a cloud server to be analyzed. After the analytics process, the refined data is sent to an IoT application. The applications use the data to address industry specific needs. IoT platforms provide a common language for sensors and actuators embedded in devices to communicate with IoT applications. Many platforms use cloud technology to integrate data from many devices. Platforms...