Practical Network Scanning: Capture network vulnerabilities using standard tools such as Nmap and Nessus - Softcover

Ajay Singh Chauhan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788839234 ISBN 13: 9781788839235

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Get More from your Network by securing its infrastructure and increasing its effectiveness.

Key Features

• Learn to choose the network scanning toolset, best-fit for your system
• Implementing different concepts of network scanning such as port scanning, OS detection and so on.
• A practical approach towards securing your network.

Book Description

Network scanning is a process of assessing the network for identifying active host network, which will either be an attacker or a medium for security assessment. This procedure plays an extremely vital role in risk assessment programs or while preparing a security plan for your organization.

The book will initially start with the concept of network scanning, how an organization can benefit out of it. Then going forward, we will deep dive into different steps of scanning such as port and firewall detection, TCP/IP port detection, OS detection. We will also implement these concepts using few of the most prominent tools in the market such as Nessus, Nmap and so on. Towards the end of the book, we will understand how to prepare a complete risk assessment plan for your organization.

By the end of this book, you will have hands-on experience in performing network scanning using different tools and choosing the best tool for your system.

What you will learn

• Get acquainted with the overall strategy for security architecture design to accomplish an effective security posture.
• Learn the vital security aspects which need to keep in mind before moving to Cloud.
• Launch secure applications with the help of Web Application Security and SQL Injection.
• Know the basic of Threat detection and response to mitigate with important use cases.
• Overview and Integration principles for PKI and tips to secure it.
• Design a WAN infrastructure and ensure security over public WAN.

Who This Book Is For

If you are security professional who is responsible for securing an organization's infrastructure then this book is for you.

About this title

About the Author

Ajay Singh Chauhan is an experienced Network & Security Architect who has been working in IT industry with an extensive experience of 15 years. During his career, he has had varied responsibilities ranging from looking after an entire IT infrastructure to providing network operations, implementation and network design solutions.

Ajay works almost exclusively with data center technology, using multi-vendor technology and tools for implementing fat free network for public cloud. He is the well-known face in the networking and security community. He contributes to the Cisco blogging platform by helping IT Professionals with troubleshooting tips and tricks.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788839234
• ISBN 13: 9781788839235
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408