E-Books →Network Protocols for Security Professionals

Key Features
Exploit vulnerabilities and use custom modules and scripts to crack authentication protocols
Safeguard against web, mail, database, DNS, voice, video, and collaboration server attacks
Monitor and protect against brute-force attacks by implementing defense mechanisms
Book Description
With the increased demand for computer systems and the ever-evolving internet, network security now plays an even bigger role in securing IT infrastructures against attacks. Equipped with the knowledge of how to find vulnerabilities and infiltrate organizations through their networks, you'll be able to think like a hacker and safeguard your organization's network and networking devices. Network Protocols for Security Professionals will show you how.
This comprehensive guide gradually increases in complexity, taking you from the basics to advanced concepts. Starting with the structure of data network protocols, devices, and breaches, you'll become familiar with attacking tools and scripts that take advantage of these breaches. Once you've covered the basics, you'll learn about attacks that target networks and network devices. Your learning journey will get more exciting as you perform eavesdropping, learn data analysis, and use behavior analysis for network forensics. As you progress, you'll develop a thorough understanding of network protocols and how to use methods and tools you learned in the previous parts to attack and protect these protocols.
By the end of this network security book, you'll be well versed in network protocol security and security countermeasures to protect network protocols.
What you will learn
Understand security breaches, weaknesses, and protection techniques
Attack and defend wired as well as wireless networks
Discover how to attack and defend LAN-, IP-, and TCP/UDP-based vulnerabilities
Focus on encryption, authorization, and authentication principles
Gain insights into implementing security protocols the right way
Use tools and scripts to perform attacks on network devices
Wield Python, PyShark, and other scripting tools for packet analysis
Identify attacks on web servers to secure web and email services
Who this book is for
This book is for red team and blue team pentesters, security professionals, or bug hunters. Anyone involved in network protocol management and security will also benefit from this book. Basic experience in network security will be an added advantage.
Table of Contents
Data Centers and the Enterprise Network Architecture and its Components
Network Protocol Structures and Operations
Security Protocols and Their Implementation
Using Network Security Tools, Scripts, and Code
Finding Protocol Vulnerabilities
Finding Network-Based Attacks
Detecting Device-Based Attacks
Network Traffic Analysis and Eavesdropping
Using Behavior Analysis and Anomaly Detection
Discovering LAN, IP, and TCP/UDP-Based Attacks
Implementing Wireless Network Security
Attacking Routing Protocols
DNS Security
Securing Web and Email Services
Enterprise Applications Security - Databases and Filesystems
IP Telephony and Collaboration Services Security