The practical guide to simulating, detecting, and responding to network attacks
Overview:
Security threats are on the rise, and companies must be prepared against them. The one way companies are assessing security risk and the vulnerability of their networks is by hiring security firms to attempt to penetrate their networks or by developing their own penetration testing skills to gradually or always monitoring network vulnerabilities. Penetration testing and security aspect is a growing field, however there is no definite resources on how to perform a penetration test and testing ethically. Penetration Testing and Cisco Network Defense offers detailed steps on how to emulate any outsider attacker to penetrate the security of your network. Unlike other hacking books, this book is specifically geared toward penetration testing, so you will know how the hacking process is work practically rather than just a theory. The book divided into two parts, one part is provide a set of guidelines and methodologies for understanding and the other part is performing internal penetration tests. It will also shows you how an attack can be detected on a network by using Intrusion Detection System. Part one also covering understanding penetration testing, assessing risks, and creating a testing plan. Part two also focuses on penetration testing, and each chapter includes three essential components: 1. Perform a simulated attack using popular commercial products or open source applications; 2. Learn to detect the attack with Cisco Intrusion Detection Sensor and Security Agent; 3. Tips and Tricks on how to harden a system against such attacks.
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