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Cybersecurity – Attack and Defense Strategies, 3rd edition

You're reading from Cybersecurity – Attack and Defense Strategies, 3rd edition Improve your security posture to mitigate risks and prevent attackers from infiltrating your system

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803248776

Length 570 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Tools

Metasploit

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Authors (2):

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Yuri Diogenes

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Security Posture

2. Incident Response Process FREE CHAPTER

3. What is a Cyber Strategy?

4. Understanding the Cybersecurity Kill Chain

5. Reconnaissance

6. Compromising the System

7. Chasing a User’s Identity

8. Lateral Movement

9. Privilege Escalation

10. Security Policy

11. Network Security

12. Active Sensors

13. Threat Intelligence

14. Investigating an Incident

15. Recovery Process

16. Vulnerability Management

17. Log Analysis

18. Other Books You May Enjoy

19. Index

Tools used for reconnaissance

There are many recon tools available on the internet. Some of them are commercial and very expensive and some of them are totally free. In this section, we will examine some of the many tools that are used for reconnaissance. However, before we go ahead and share some useful tools here, we would like to introduce you to some comprehensive archives that are updated regularly with even more tools and exploits. As such, we recommend you visit them regularly to keep on top of the latest trends:

Exploit-DB: The Exploit Database is a repository for exploits and proofs of concepts rather than advisories, making it a valuable resource for those who need actionable data right away. The site hosts more than 10,000 exploits and sorts them into categories based on the operating system, shellcode, and so on.
Seebug: Seebug.org is an open vulnerability platform based on vulnerability and proof of concept/exploit sharing communities. The site has 50...

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Authors (2)

Yuri Diogenes

Yuri Diogenes

Yuri Diogenes has been working at Microsoft since 2006, and currently he is a Principal PM Manager where he manages a Team of PMs for Microsoft CNAPP Solution, Defender for Cloud. Yuri is also a Professor at EC-Council University and Trine University. Yuri has a Master of Science in Cybersecurity Intelligence and Forensics Investigation from Utica College, and he is currently working on his PhD in Cybersecurity Leadership from Capitol Technology University. Yuri has published a total of 32 books, mostly covering information security and Microsoft technologies. Yuri also holds many industry certifications, such as CISSP, E|CND, E|CEH, E|CSA, E|CHFI, E|CTIA, CompTIA Security+, CySA+, Network+, CASP, and MITRE ATT&CK Cyber Threat Intelligence.

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Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Dr. Erdal Ozkaya is named among the Top 50 Technology Leaders by CIO Online & IDC. He is a Chief Cybersecurity Strategist and CISO at Xcitium (Comodo Cybersecurity), and a professor at Charles Sturt University. His expertise spans end-to-end IT solutions, management, communications, and innovation. He's a well-known public speaker, an award-winning technical expert, author, and creator of certifications (courseware and exams) for prestigious organizations such as Microsoft, EC Council, CertNexus, and other expert-level vendors with an esteemed list of credits to his name. He is working with an ardent passion for raising cyber awareness and leveraging new, innovative approaches.

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