You're reading from Mastering Defensive Security Effective techniques to secure your Windows, Linux, IoT, and cloud infrastructure

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800208162

Length 528 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

SQL

Tools

Kali Linux

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Author (1):

Cesar Bravo

View More author details

Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Mastering Defensive Security Concepts

2. Chapter 1: A Refresher on Defensive Security Concepts FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Managing Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Risks

4. Chapter 3: Comprehending Policies, Procedures, Compliance, and Audits

5. Chapter 4: Patching Layer 8

6. Chapter 5: Cybersecurity Technologies and Tools

7. Section 2: Applying Defensive Security

8. Chapter 6: Securing Windows Infrastructures

9. Chapter 7: Hardening a Unix Server

10. Chapter 8: Enhancing Your Network Defensive Skills

11. Chapter 9: Deep Diving into Physical Security

12. Chapter 10: Applying IoT Security

13. Chapter 11: Secure Development and Deployment on the Cloud

14. Chapter 12: Mastering Web App Security

15. Section 3: Deep Dive into Defensive Security

16. Chapter 13: Vulnerability Assessment Tools

17. Chapter 14: Malware Analysis

18. Chapter 15: Leveraging Pentesting for Defensive Security

19. Chapter 16: Practicing Forensics

20. Chapter 17: Achieving Automation of Security Tools

21. Chapter 18: The Master's Compilation of Useful Resources

22. Other Books You May Enjoy

Using Burp Suite

Burp Suite is a great platform that allows us to look for vulnerabilities in our web applications. In fact, if you have web applications, you must have at least one person trained to use Burp Suite to test the security of your web applications.

But don't worry if you don't have any experience with this tool—this section is for you!

Here, you will learn how to set up Burp Suite to be ready for the next sections, in which you will see how to use Burp Suite and DVWA to test a web application against two very common attacks: SQL injection and brute-force attacks.

Burp Suite versions

Let's start by talking about the three main versions of the tool (but to make it easier, we will separate it into two—the free and the paid versions).

Professional and Enterprise editions

These versions come with more advanced tools, plus you can leverage them during your web application testing. Additionally, they also come with automation settings...