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Data Communications and Networks II Project

Data Communications and Networks II Project. Andrew Manborde Owen Thompson Yannick Morgan Tian Boothe Kadian Bailey Daemone Brown. Problem Statement. UCC network has been compromised. Evaluate threats to the UCC network using vulnerability tools. Purpose of Study.

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Data Communications and Networks II Project

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  1. Data Communications and Networks IIProject Andrew Manborde Owen Thompson Yannick Morgan TianBoothe Kadian Bailey Daemone Brown

  2. Problem Statement • UCC network has been compromised. • Evaluate threats to the UCC network using vulnerability tools.

  3. Purpose of Study • Demonstrate and evaluate the named network vulnerability tools. • Determine which tool is best suited for which particular application.

  4. Significance of Study • Informed Network Security decisions. • Best suited tools to use.

  5. International Review • Vulnerability scanning got its start as a tool of the "bad guys." • Port scanning or testing to see which TCP/UDP ports on a machine are "open" and thus vulnerable to intrusion. • Today's vulnerability scanning programs are designed with the "good guys" in mind

  6. What does a vulnerability scanner do? • Can only scan for known vulnerabilities. And that means vulnerabilities that are known to their vendors. • Depend on databases that contain the descriptions of the vulnerabilities they can detect. • Only as good as the database it uses

  7. Types of scans • Open ("listening") ports • Unnecessary services • DDoS agents and similar malware • Means of remote access (terminal services, PCAnywhere) • Password crackers • System configuration • Coding flaws/unsafe code • Missing service packs and security fixes

  8. What a vulnerability scanner doesn't do • Vulnerability scanners don't do the job of anti-virus and anti-spyware products • Vulnerability scanners don't do the job of a firewall • Vulnerability scanners don't do the job of an Intrusion Detection System (IDS)

  9. Wireshark • Network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) which captures and decodes packets of information from a network. • Wireshark is used to capture and analyze network packets and discover a wide array of information

  10. Snort • Open Source Intrusion Detection System which can be downloaded free of cost. It is a software package which needs to be installed (along with other software in many cases) in a standard server which acts as the sensor. • Network Sniffer Mode • Network Intrusion Detection Mode

  11. Kismet • 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. • Kismet identifies networks by passively collecting packets and detecting standard named networks, named/ hidden networks, and inferring the presence of nonbeaconing networks via data traffic.

  12. Cain and Abel • Password recovery tool for Microsoft Operating Systems. • Sniffing the network. • Cracking encrypted passwords using Dictionary, Brute-Force and Cryptanalysis attacks. • Recording VoIP conversations. • Decoding scrambled passwords, recovering wireless network keys. • Revealing password boxes. • Uncovering cached passwords and analyzing routing protocols.

  13. Local Case Study • International standards apply to Jamaica to a lesser scale. • Net Security pros use the same tools as hackers. • Hackers exploit to personal gain.

  14. Implementation Recommendations • Net Vulnerability tools selection are based on: • Type of network • Size of network • Provide counter measures to prevent future attacks.

  15. Network Solution Steps • Select four viable candidates for use as a network vulnerability tool. • Evaluate each candidate. • Use the selected candidate to evaluate the security of the network in question. • Record and interpret the results.

  16. Select 4 tools • Cain and Abel • Wireshark • Kismet • Snort

  17. Evaluate each candidate • Cain and Abel – • Good functionality. • Did not require additional software in order to be compliant with the test network. • User friendly due to its user interface design.

  18. Wireshark – • Average functionality. • Did not require additional software. • Not user friendly due to its user interface design.

  19. Kismet– • Poor functionality. • Additional software was required to be compliant with the test network.

  20. Snort – • Poor functionality. • Additional software was required to be compliant.

  21. Evaluate Selected Candidate • The network vulnerability tool that was selected as being the best candidate was Cain and Abel. The test was conducted and several vulnerabilities were revealed.

  22. Record and interpret the results. • It was determined that a Kerberos firewall was required in order to secure the network.

  23. Summary • Snort and Kismet required another piece of software in order to be fully compliant with our test network. • WireSharkproved to be too complicated in its function and not very user friendly in its GUI • Cain and Abel is easily utilized and has a good GUI.

  24. Conclusion • We recommend the network vulnerability tool Cain and Abel for use as it is fully functional i.e. it does not require additional software in order to function as well as it is user friendly by means of simple functionality and intuitive user interface design.

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