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Cybersecurity – Attack and Defense Strategies, 3rd edition

You're reading from   Cybersecurity – Attack and Defense Strategies, 3rd edition Improve your security posture to mitigate risks and prevent attackers from infiltrating your system

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803248776
Length 570 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Dr. Erdal Ozkaya Dr. Erdal Ozkaya
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Yuri Diogenes Yuri Diogenes
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Security Posture 2. Incident Response Process FREE CHAPTER 3. What is a Cyber Strategy? 4. Understanding the Cybersecurity Kill Chain 5. Reconnaissance 6. Compromising the System 7. Chasing a User’s Identity 8. Lateral Movement 9. Privilege Escalation 10. Security Policy 11. Network Security 12. Active Sensors 13. Threat Intelligence 14. Investigating an Incident 15. Recovery Process 16. Vulnerability Management 17. Log Analysis 18. Other Books You May Enjoy
19. Index

Identity is the new perimeter

As was briefly explained in Chapter 1, Security Posture, the protection surrounding one’s identity must be enhanced, and that’s why the industry is in common agreement that identity is the new perimeter. This is because when a new credential is created, the majority of the time this credential is composed only of a username and password.

While multifactor authentication is gaining popularity, it is still not the default method used to authenticate users. On top of that, there are lots of legacy systems that rely purely on usernames and passwords in order to work properly.

Credential theft is a growing trend in different scenarios, such as:

  • Enterprise users: Hackers that are trying to gain access to a corporate network and want to infiltrate without making any noise. One of the best ways to do that is by using valid credentials to authenticate, and be part of, the network.
  • Home users: Many banking Trojans, such as...
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