Chapter 8
Network Infrastructure
In This Chapter
Selecting tools
Scanning network hosts
Assessing security with a network analyzer
Preventing denial-of-service and infrastructure vulnerabilities
To have secure operating systems and applications, you need a secure network. Devices such as routers, firewalls, and even generic hosts (including servers and workstations) must be assessed as part of the ethical hacking process.
There are thousands of possible network vulnerabilities, equally as many tools, and even more testing techniques. You probably donât have the time or resources available to test your network infrastructure systems for all possible vulnerabilities, using every tool and method imaginable. Instead, you need to focus on tests that will produce a good overall assessment of your network â and the tests I describe in this chapter produce exactly that.
You can eliminate many well-known, network-related vulnerabilities by simply patching your network hosts with the latest vendor software and firmware updates. Because most network infrastructure systems arenât publicly ...
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