Malware Development for Ethical Hackers

Malware Development for Ethical Hackers
Author: Zhassulan Zhussupov
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2024-06-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1801076979

Packed with real-world examples, this book simplifies cybersecurity, delves into malware development, and serves as a must-read for advanced ethical hackers Key Features Learn how to develop and program Windows malware applications using hands-on examples Explore methods to bypass security mechanisms and make malware undetectable on compromised systems Understand the tactics and tricks of real adversaries and APTs and apply their experience in your operations Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionMalware Development for Ethical Hackers is a comprehensive guide to the dark side of cybersecurity within an ethical context. This book takes you on a journey through the intricate world of malware development, shedding light on the techniques and strategies employed by cybercriminals. As you progress, you’ll focus on the ethical considerations that ethical hackers must uphold. You’ll also gain practical experience in creating and implementing popular techniques encountered in real-world malicious applications, such as Carbanak, Carberp, Stuxnet, Conti, Babuk, and BlackCat ransomware. This book will also equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to understand and effectively combat malicious software. By the end of this book, you'll know the secrets behind malware development, having explored the intricate details of programming, evasion techniques, persistence mechanisms, and more.What you will learn Familiarize yourself with the logic of real malware developers for cybersecurity Get to grips with the development of malware over the years using examples Understand the process of reconstructing APT attacks and their techniques Design methods to bypass security mechanisms for your red team scenarios Explore over 80 working examples of malware Get to grips with the close relationship between mathematics and modern malware Who this book is for This book is for penetration testers, exploit developers, ethical hackers, red teamers, and offensive security researchers. Anyone interested in cybersecurity and ethical hacking will also find this book helpful. Familiarity with core ethical hacking and cybersecurity concepts will help you understand the topics discussed in this book more easily.

Python Ethical Hacking from Scratch

Python Ethical Hacking from Scratch
Author: Fahad Ali Sarwar
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1838825312

Explore the world of practical ethical hacking by developing custom network scanning and remote access tools that will help you test the system security of your organization Key Features Get hands-on with ethical hacking and learn to think like a real-life hacker Build practical ethical hacking tools from scratch with the help of real-world examples Leverage Python 3 to develop malware and modify its complexities Book DescriptionPenetration testing enables you to evaluate the security or strength of a computer system, network, or web application that an attacker can exploit. With this book, you'll understand why Python is one of the fastest-growing programming languages for penetration testing. You'll find out how to harness the power of Python and pentesting to enhance your system security. Developers working with Python will be able to put their knowledge and experience to work with this practical guide. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples, this book takes a hands-on approach to help you build your own pentesting tools for testing the security level of systems and networks. You'll learn how to develop your own ethical hacking tools using Python and explore hacking techniques to exploit vulnerabilities in networks and systems. Finally, you'll be able to get remote access to target systems and networks using the tools you develop and modify as per your own requirements. By the end of this ethical hacking book, you'll have developed the skills needed for building cybersecurity tools and learned how to secure your systems by thinking like a hacker.What you will learn Understand the core concepts of ethical hacking Develop custom hacking tools from scratch to be used for ethical hacking purposes Discover ways to test the cybersecurity of an organization by bypassing protection schemes Develop attack vectors used in real cybersecurity tests Test the system security of an organization or subject by identifying and exploiting its weaknesses Gain and maintain remote access to target systems Find ways to stay undetected on target systems and local networks Who this book is forIf you want to learn ethical hacking by developing your own tools instead of just using the prebuilt tools, this book is for you. A solid understanding of fundamental Python concepts is expected. Some complex Python concepts are explained in the book, but the goal is to teach ethical hacking, not Python.

Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity

Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity
Author: Itc Academy
Publisher: F&f Publishing
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781914037443

Dоеѕ thе word "hacking" ѕсаrе уоu? Do you know if your personal information was stolen from your account? Have you always wanted to learn how to protect your system from such attacks? Do you want to learn the secrets of ethical hackers? If you answered yes to all these questions, you've come to the right place. Gеnеrаllу, hасkіng has earned a nеgаtіvе rерutаtіоn аnd hаѕ bесоmе аѕѕосіаtеd with суbеrаttасkѕ аnd breaches іn суbеrѕесurіtу. But this is not always truе. If this is your fіrѕt bооk on hасkіng, уоu wіll become mоrе acquainted wіth the wоrld оf hасkіng аѕ thіѕ bооk gіvеѕ a simple overview оf ethical hacking. Thе term "еthісаl hасkеr" еmеrgеd in thе lаtе 1970s whеn thе US government hіrеd expert groups саllеd "red tеаmѕ" tо hack their оwn computer system. Hасkеrѕ are суbеr-еxреrtѕ who lаwfullу or іllеgаllу hасk. Yоu enter the ѕесurіtу ѕуѕtеm оf a соmрutеr network to rеtrіеvе оr rесоllесt іnfоrmаtіоn. This book will talk about: What is ethical hacking Who should i protect my business from? Skills every hacker needs Different types of hacking over the years Hacking risks for businesses Protecting businesses from cybercrime Protecting your family from cyber attacks Secret social media hacks you want to try now ..and much, much more! This book bundle is perfect for beginners, a comprehensive guide that will show you the easy way to overcoming cybersecurity, computer hacking, wireless network and penetration testing. So if you want to learn more about Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking, scroll up and click "add to cart"!

Hacking

Hacking
Author: Walter Spivak
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2016-04-14
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1365046613

In this book, you will learn several skills and techniques that you need to acquire in order to become a successful computer hacker. Hacking is a term that has been associated with negativity over the years. It has been mentioned when referring to a range of cyber crimes including identity theft, stealing of information and generally being disruptive. However, all this is actually a misconception and misunderstanding - a misuse of the word hacking by people who have criminalized this skill. Hacking is actually more about acquiring and properly utilizing a programming skill. The intention of hacking is for the improvement of a situation, rather than of taking advantage of a situation.

Learn Ethical Hacking from Scratch

Learn Ethical Hacking from Scratch
Author: Zaid Sabih
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 549
Release: 2018-07-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1788624785

Learn how to hack systems like black hat hackers and secure them like security experts Key Features Understand how computer systems work and their vulnerabilities Exploit weaknesses and hack into machines to test their security Learn how to secure systems from hackers Book Description This book starts with the basics of ethical hacking, how to practice hacking safely and legally, and how to install and interact with Kali Linux and the Linux terminal. You will explore network hacking, where you will see how to test the security of wired and wireless networks. You’ll also learn how to crack the password for any Wi-Fi network (whether it uses WEP, WPA, or WPA2) and spy on the connected devices. Moving on, you will discover how to gain access to remote computer systems using client-side and server-side attacks. You will also get the hang of post-exploitation techniques, including remotely controlling and interacting with the systems that you compromised. Towards the end of the book, you will be able to pick up web application hacking techniques. You'll see how to discover, exploit, and prevent a number of website vulnerabilities, such as XSS and SQL injections. The attacks covered are practical techniques that work against real systems and are purely for educational purposes. At the end of each section, you will learn how to detect, prevent, and secure systems from these attacks. What you will learn Understand ethical hacking and the different fields and types of hackers Set up a penetration testing lab to practice safe and legal hacking Explore Linux basics, commands, and how to interact with the terminal Access password-protected networks and spy on connected clients Use server and client-side attacks to hack and control remote computers Control a hacked system remotely and use it to hack other systems Discover, exploit, and prevent a number of web application vulnerabilities such as XSS and SQL injections Who this book is for Learning Ethical Hacking from Scratch is for anyone interested in learning how to hack and test the security of systems like professional hackers and security experts.

Malware Analysis Techniques

Malware Analysis Techniques
Author: Dylan Barker
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2021-06-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1839210060

Analyze malicious samples, write reports, and use industry-standard methodologies to confidently triage and analyze adversarial software and malware Key FeaturesInvestigate, detect, and respond to various types of malware threatUnderstand how to use what you've learned as an analyst to produce actionable IOCs and reportingExplore complete solutions, detailed walkthroughs, and case studies of real-world malware samplesBook Description Malicious software poses a threat to every enterprise globally. Its growth is costing businesses millions of dollars due to currency theft as a result of ransomware and lost productivity. With this book, you'll learn how to quickly triage, identify, attribute, and remediate threats using proven analysis techniques. Malware Analysis Techniques begins with an overview of the nature of malware, the current threat landscape, and its impact on businesses. Once you've covered the basics of malware, you'll move on to discover more about the technical nature of malicious software, including static characteristics and dynamic attack methods within the MITRE ATT&CK framework. You'll also find out how to perform practical malware analysis by applying all that you've learned to attribute the malware to a specific threat and weaponize the adversary's indicators of compromise (IOCs) and methodology against them to prevent them from attacking. Finally, you'll get to grips with common tooling utilized by professional malware analysts and understand the basics of reverse engineering with the NSA's Ghidra platform. By the end of this malware analysis book, you'll be able to perform in-depth static and dynamic analysis and automate key tasks for improved defense against attacks. What you will learnDiscover how to maintain a safe analysis environment for malware samplesGet to grips with static and dynamic analysis techniques for collecting IOCsReverse-engineer and debug malware to understand its purposeDevelop a well-polished workflow for malware analysisUnderstand when and where to implement automation to react quickly to threatsPerform malware analysis tasks such as code analysis and API inspectionWho this book is for This book is for incident response professionals, malware analysts, and researchers who want to sharpen their skillset or are looking for a reference for common static and dynamic analysis techniques. Beginners will also find this book useful to get started with learning about malware analysis. Basic knowledge of command-line interfaces, familiarity with Windows and Unix-like filesystems and registries, and experience in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Ruby will assist with understanding the concepts covered.

Hacking- The art Of Exploitation

Hacking- The art Of Exploitation
Author: J. Erickson
Publisher: oshean collins
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This text introduces the spirit and theory of hacking as well as the science behind it all; it also provides some core techniques and tricks of hacking so you can think like a hacker, write your own hacks or thwart potential system attacks.

Practical Malware Analysis

Practical Malware Analysis
Author: Michael Sikorski
Publisher: No Starch Press
Total Pages: 802
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1593272901

Malware analysis is big business, and attacks can cost a company dearly. When malware breaches your defenses, you need to act quickly to cure current infections and prevent future ones from occurring. For those who want to stay ahead of the latest malware, Practical Malware Analysis will teach you the tools and techniques used by professional analysts. With this book as your guide, you'll be able to safely analyze, debug, and disassemble any malicious software that comes your way. You'll learn how to: –Set up a safe virtual environment to analyze malware –Quickly extract network signatures and host-based indicators –Use key analysis tools like IDA Pro, OllyDbg, and WinDbg –Overcome malware tricks like obfuscation, anti-disassembly, anti-debugging, and anti-virtual machine techniques –Use your newfound knowledge of Windows internals for malware analysis –Develop a methodology for unpacking malware and get practical experience with five of the most popular packers –Analyze special cases of malware with shellcode, C++, and 64-bit code Hands-on labs throughout the book challenge you to practice and synthesize your skills as you dissect real malware samples, and pages of detailed dissections offer an over-the-shoulder look at how the pros do it. You'll learn how to crack open malware to see how it really works, determine what damage it has done, thoroughly clean your network, and ensure that the malware never comes back. Malware analysis is a cat-and-mouse game with rules that are constantly changing, so make sure you have the fundamentals. Whether you're tasked with securing one network or a thousand networks, or you're making a living as a malware analyst, you'll find what you need to succeed in Practical Malware Analysis.

Ethical Hacking

Ethical Hacking
Author: Alana Maurushat
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2019-04-09
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0776627937

How will governments and courts protect civil liberties in this new era of hacktivism? Ethical Hacking discusses the attendant moral and legal issues. The first part of the 21st century will likely go down in history as the era when ethical hackers opened governments and the line of transparency moved by force. One need only read the motto “we open governments” on the Twitter page for Wikileaks to gain a sense of the sea change that has occurred. Ethical hacking is the non-violent use of a technology in pursuit of a cause—political or otherwise—which is often legally and morally ambiguous. Hacktivists believe in two general but spirited principles: respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression and personal privacy; and the responsibility of government to be open, transparent and fully accountable to the public. How courts and governments will deal with hacking attempts which operate in a grey zone of the law and where different ethical views collide remains to be seen. What is undisputed is that Ethical Hacking presents a fundamental discussion of key societal questions. A fundamental discussion of key societal questions. This book is published in English. - La première moitié du XXIe siècle sera sans doute reconnue comme l’époque où le piratage éthique a ouvert de force les gouvernements, déplaçant les limites de la transparence. La page twitter de Wikileaks enchâsse cet ethos à même sa devise, « we open governments », et sa volonté d’être omniprésent. En parallèle, les grandes sociétés de technologie comme Apple se font compétition pour produire des produits de plus en plus sécuritaires et à protéger les données de leurs clients, alors même que les gouvernements tentent de limiter et de décrypter ces nouvelles technologies d’encryption. Entre-temps, le marché des vulnérabilités en matière de sécurité augmente à mesure que les experts en sécurité informatique vendent des vulnérabilités de logiciels des grandes technologies, dont Apple et Google, contre des sommes allant de 10 000 à 1,5 million de dollars. L’activisme en sécurité est à la hausse. Le piratage éthique est l’utilisation non-violence d’une technologie quelconque en soutien d’une cause politique ou autre qui est souvent ambigue d’un point de vue juridique et moral. Le hacking éthique peut désigner les actes de vérification de pénétration professionnelle ou d’experts en sécurité informatique, de même que d’autres formes d’actions émergentes, comme l’hacktivisme et la désobéissance civile en ligne. L’hacktivisme est une forme de piratage éthique, mais également une forme de militantisme des droits civils à l’ère numérique. En principe, les adeptes du hacktivisme croient en deux grands principes : le respect des droits de la personne et les libertés fondamentales, y compris la liberté d’expression et à la vie privée, et la responsabilité des gouvernements d’être ouverts, transparents et pleinement redevables au public. En pratique, toutefois, les antécédents comme les agendas des hacktivistes sont fort diversifiés. Il n’est pas clair de quelle façon les tribunaux et les gouvernements traiteront des tentatives de piratage eu égard aux zones grises juridiques, aux approches éthiques conflictuelles, et compte tenu du fait qu’il n’existe actuellement, dans le monde, presque aucune exception aux provisions, en matière de cybercrime et de crime informatique, liées à la recherche sur la sécurité ou l’intérêt public. Il sera également difficile de déterminer le lien entre hacktivisme et droits civils. Ce livre est publié en anglais.

Cybersecurity, Cyberanalysis and Warning

Cybersecurity, Cyberanalysis and Warning
Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2009
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Cyber analysis and warning capabilities are critical to thwarting computer-based (cyber) threats and attacks. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) to, among other things, co-ordinate the nation's efforts to prepare for, prevent, and respond to cyber threats to systems and communications networks. The authors' objectives were to (1) identify key attributes of cyber analysis and warning capabilities, (2) compare these attributes with US-CERT's current capabilities to identify whether there are gaps, and (3) identify US-CERT's challenges to developing and implementing key attributes and a successful national cyber analysis and warning capability. To address these objectives, the authors identified and analysed related documents, observed operations at numerous entities, and interviewed responsible officials and experts.