Investigation of Threats for Common Network Attacks
Keywords:
Information Security, Network Security, Ethical HackingAbstract
Security in computer networks and Internet have serious implications in today’s dynamic work environment. Therefore, security mechanisms and policies must be followed and studied continually by investigating the techniques and sophisticated tools for protecting assets of essential network security, which is always required and important for any organization to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and to ensure availability of data. In this context, computer networks needed to be tested and audited against any possible attacks and analyzing the existing vulnerabilities. In this paper, we propose a penetration testing model to evaluate and analyze the vulnerabilities and weaknesses of four VMware workstations. We have studied and implemented three attacks using nmap, nessus, and metasploit tools were. The studied attacks include denial of service, backdoor, and man in the middle. The obtained results showed that vulnerabilities were exist in Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows XP, and hence the proper countermeasures were found and reported to keep such systems secure.
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