
Network Security Assessment 3e
Chris McNab(Author)
O'Reilly (Publisher)
Published on 17. January 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
494 pages
978-1-4919-1095-5 (ISBN)
Description
How secure is your network? The best way to find out is to attack it, using the same tactics attackers employ to identify and exploit weaknesses. With the third edition of this practical book, you'll learn how to perform network-based penetration testing in a structured manner. Security expert Chris McNab demonstrates common vulnerabilities, and the steps you can take to identify them in your environment. System complexity and attack surfaces continue to grow. This book provides a process to help you mitigate risks posed to your network. Each chapter includes a checklist summarizing attacker techniques, along with effective countermeasures you can use immediately. Learn how to effectively test system components, including: Common services such as SSH, FTP, Kerberos, SNMP, and LDAP Microsoft services, including NetBIOS, SMB, RPC, and RDP SMTP, POP3, and IMAP email services IPsec and PPTP services that provide secure network access TLS protocols and features providing transport security Web server software, including Microsoft IIS, Apache, and Nginx Frameworks including Rails, Django, Microsoft ASP.NET, and PHP Database servers, storage protocols, and distributed key-value stores
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sebastopol
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
892 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4919-1095-5 (9781491910955)
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Additional editions

E-Book
12/2016
3rd Edition
O'Reilly
€37.49
Available for download

E-Book
12/2016
O'Reilly
€37.49
Available for download
Previous edition

Book
12/2007
2nd Edition
O'Reilly
€41.00
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Person
Chris McNab is the technical director of Matta, a vendor-independent security consulting outfit based in the United Kingdom.