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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)

The Wi-Fi Pineapple

Alright, let's look into some attack vectors and tools that you can use with the Tetra and Nano device that you can get from Hak5. The wireless security auditing tool's primary functions include scanning for all wireless devices in proximity. It can focus on a specified or AP targeting, intercept data, and report analytics. We can use it for the research and development of potential Wi-Fi vulnerabilities, conduct penetration testing, security auditing, or even enhancing wireless network security. The interface is fairly easy to set and is provided through many sources online, so you'll be plunged directly into the modules. What makes this device effective for both beginners and professionals is the intuitive design and usability of the modules. Anyone can develop custom modules if they are experienced with programming, but there are already plenty of modules that are provided....