The Network Security Test Lab: A Step-by-Step Guide
By Michael Gregg
Wiley | August 2015 | ISBN-10: 1118987055 | 480 Pages | PDF | 102 mb

The ultimate hands-on guide to IT security and proactive defense
The Network Security Test Lab is a hands-on, step-by-step guide to ultimate IT security implementation. Covering the full complement of malware, viruses, and other attack technologies, this essential guide walks you through the security assessment and penetration testing process, and provides the set-up guidance you need to build your own security-testing lab. You'll look inside the actual attacks to decode their methods, and learn how to run attacks in an isolated sandbox to better understand how attackers target systems, and how to build the defenses that stop them. You'll be introduced to tools like Wireshark, Networkminer, Nmap, Metasploit, and more as you discover techniques for defending against network attacks, social networking bugs, malware, and the most prevalent malicious traffic. You also get access to open source tools, demo software, and a bootable version of Linux to facilitate hands-on learning and help you implement your new skills.

Security technology continues to evolve, and yet not a week goes by without news of a new security breach or a new exploit being released. The Network Security Test Lab is the ultimate guide when you are on the front lines of defense, providing the most up-to-date methods of thwarting would-be attackers.
- Get acquainted with your hardware, gear, and test platform
- Learn how attackers penetrate existing security systems
- Detect malicious activity and build effective defenses
- Investigate and analyze attacks to inform defense strategy
- The Network Security Test Lab is your complete, essential guide.

About the Author
Michael Gregg leads the security initiative for a multinational corporation with locations throughout the world. Mr. Gregg is responsible for establishing and validating enterprise wide information security programs and controls. He is an expert on cyber security, networking, and Internet technologies.
While work consumes a large amount of Michael's time, he has contributed to more than 20 books and has served as an expert witness at the state level and testified before U.S. Congress. He has spoken at security, technology, and educational conferences such as ISC2's Security Leadership Conference, Hacker Halted, Government Technology Conference (GTC), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) IT Conference, ChicagoCon, GovWare, and The American College of Forensic Examiners.
Michael has appeared in numerous media outlets including The New York Times, Fox News, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Canadian News (BNN), Kiplinger as well as NPR, ESPN, and other major networks. He holds two associate's degrees, a bachelor's degree, and a master's degree. He presently maintains many certifications including CISSP, CISA, CISM, etc.

CONTENTS
Introduction xxi
Chapter 1 Building a Hardware and Software Test Platform 1
Chapter 2 Passive Information Gathering 39
Chapter 3 Analyzing Network Traffic 77
Chapter 4 Detecting Live Systems and Analyzing Results 125
Chapter 5 Enumerating Systems 181
Chapter 6 Automating Encryption and Tunneling Techniques 231
Chapter 7 Automated Attack and Penetration Tools 273
Chapter 8 Securing Wireless Systems 299
Chapter 9 An Introduction to Malware 331
Chapter 10 Detecting Intrusions and Analyzing Malware 365
Chapter 11 Forensic Detection 403
Index 439