Communication and network protocols form a big part of the cyber-attack landscape. Therefore, many threats are directed toward the networks or communication channels used by people, systems, and devices. At a time when there are millions of IoT devices, employees bringing their personal devices to the workplace due to BYOD, the adoption of the cloud, and many organizations depending on web-based systems, this is obvious why cyber criminals consider networks and communication channels a sweet spot to carry out attacks. There are therefore many attack techniques and tools that have been developed purposefully to exploit common vulnerabilities in networks and communication channels. This chapter will examine them in the following topics:
- Vulnerable network protocols and network intrusions
- Attacking web servers and web-based...
