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Python Ethical Hacking from Scratch

You're reading from   Python Ethical Hacking from Scratch Think like an ethical hacker, avoid detection, and successfully develop, deploy, detect, and avoid malware

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838829506
Length 214 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Fahad Ali Sarwar Fahad Ali Sarwar
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: The Nuts and Bolts of Ethical Hacking – The Basics
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Hacking FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Getting Started – Setting Up a Lab Environment 4. Section 2: Thinking Like a Hacker – Network Information Gathering and Attacks
5. Chapter 3: Reconnaissance and Information Gathering 6. Chapter 4: Network Scanning 7. Chapter 5: Man in the Middle Attacks 8. Section 3: Malware Development
9. Chapter 6: Malware Development 10. Chapter 7: Advanced Malware 11. Chapter 8: Post Exploitation 12. Chapter 9: System Protection and Perseverance 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Persistence system protection

Our previous chapters focused on creating malware and carrying out different attacks. This is the offensive side of attacks. However, in real-life hacking, you need to know how to protect yourself against external attacks. A better understanding of protection mechanisms would help you to not only protect yourself, but this knowledge would also help you to carry out successful attacks. The first line of defense against external network attacks, or system attacks in general, is the Intrusion Detection System (IDS). IDS is an umbrella term for a lot of tools used for system security and protection, so we must learn about them in detail.

Intrusion detection systems

IDSes are a system that monitor and detect the components of your network or system on a continuous basis to detect any undesirable or suspicious behavior. The goal of an IDS is to prevent any undesirable scenario in a system. Fundamentally, there are three types of IDS:

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