360° Vulnerability Assessment with Nessus and Wireshark
Raphael Hungaro Moretti, Emerson E. Matsukawa
SKU: 9789355513397
ISBN: 9789355513380
eISBN: 9789355513397
Authors: Raphael Hungaro Moretti, Emerson E. Matsukawa
Rights: Worldwide
Publishing Date: 23rd Feb 2023
Pages: 238
Weight:
Dimension: 7.5*9.25 Inches
Book Type: Paperback
A practical guide that will help you map, shield, and harden your network perimeter using Nessus and Wireshark
KEY FEATURES
- Minimize your organization's exposure to cybersecurity threats with Vulnerability management.
- Learn how to locate vulnerabilities using Nessus and Wireshark.
- Explore and work with different network analysis and mapping tools.
DESCRIPTION
Today, the world depends on services that run on the IT environments. These services, essentials for the modern world functioning constantly suffer attacks and invasions. This kind of preoccupation is true and must be a top priority for an IT security professional.
This book will help you explore different techniques to locate, understand, and fix vulnerabilities that may exist in an IT infrastructure environment. The book starts by sharing the findings of professionals who are looking to create a secure IT environment. It then focuses on the building blocks of vulnerability assessment, tools, and frameworks that will help you find and map IT vulnerabilities. Moving on, the book deep dives into Network segregation and separation. It then shows you how to secure and harden your web servers using Apache and Nginx. Lastly, the book explains how to apply important hardening techniques to avoid operating system threats.
By the end of the book, you will learn how to improve the overall security through Vulnerability Management.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- Use the SNMP protocol to monitor and configure devices on the network.
- Learn how to harden and secure your web servers.
- Get tips to improve your OS hardening.
- Explore ways to secure your wireless & IoT devices.
- Understand important considerations when developing an information security policy.
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
This book is for Pentesters, Security analysts, Network administrators and also for any IT professionals who seek knowledge in security.
- Fundamentals of 360° Vulnerability Assessment
- IT Security Frameworks and Vulnerability Assessment
- Recognizing Services and Network Infrastructure
- Segregating Services and Applications
- Good Practices About Network Information
- The AAA Importance in Security
- Hardening Web Application Services
- Performing Hardening in Operational Systems
- Wireless and IoT Security Treatment
- Security Policy in IT Environment
Author: Raphael Hungaro Moretti is an IT professional and network specialist with wide experience in Telecom, wireless network solutions and high-availability IT environments. With more than 10 years of experience in the IT area, and an aficionado of technology, security and Linux. The author today is responsible to maintain, develop new projects and keep the IT environment of CETESB, a governmental company in Brazil that specialized in environmental matters and reference worldwide in the research of techniques to decrease pollution and human impact in nature. Also, Raphael is an IT professor at the University of Sorocaba (UNISO), MBA Security IT professor at Impacta College and MBA Security IT Professor at Facens College. Writer of the books IT Security Solutions (Senac, 2021. 112 p), Perimeter IT Security Solutions (Senac, 2021. 137 p), Ethical Hacking (Senac, 2020. 112 p) and Security in Mobile Communications (Senac, 2021. 112 p), Raphael holds a Master degree in Computer Science, two specialization degrees, one in IT Security and other in Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity and a bachelor in Computer Network.
Co-Author: Emerson E. Matsukawa is an IT manager and security specialist with extensive experience in data centre management, information security, network solutions and critical infrastructure for IT environments. With more than 20 years of experience in the IT area, the author is now responsible for managing the Datacenter at CETESB, a governmental environmental company in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. In addition, Emerson holds two specializations, one in Computational Forensics and the other in Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity and an MBA in Business Management.