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Applied Network Security

You're reading from  Applied Network Security

Product type Book
Published in Apr 2017
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781786466273
Pages 350 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Authors (3):
Arthur Salmon Arthur Salmon
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Michael McLafferty Michael McLafferty
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Warun Levesque Warun Levesque
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters close

Preface 1. Introduction to Network Security 2. Sniffing the Network 3. How to Crack Wi-Fi Passwords 4. Creating a RAT Using Msfvenom 5. Veil Framework 6. Social Engineering Toolkit and Browser Exploitation 7. Advanced Network Attacks 8. Passing and Cracking the Hash 9. SQL Injection 10. Scapy 11. Web Application Exploits 12. Evil Twins and Spoofing 13. Injectable Devices 14. The Internet of Things 15. Detection Systems 16. Advance Wireless Security Lab Using the Wi-Fi Pineapple Nano/Tetra 17. Offensive Security and Threat Hunting

What defences are there against hash password attacks?

Defending against pass the hash attacks it not very hard. One way to defend against pass the hash attacks is to make sure all servers, laptops, workstations, or any other devices on the network are secure. Password policies should be routinely updated to provide the strongest security possible. Many users will not like changing their passwords constantly, but it could make the difference in preventing a pass the hash attack. When creating a strong password, it is more important to choose length over complexity. A password over 15 characters is much harder to crack than a more complex password using eight characters. It is also important that passwords are never reused for other locations. The password policies should be stronger for domain accounts. Password management software can be helpful. Thycotic's secret sever privileged account management (PAM)...

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