Think Like a Hacker: A Sysadmin's Guide to Cybersecurity by Michael Melone

Author:Michael Melone [Melone, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Bitlatch Books
Published: 2017-06-27T22:00:00+00:00

Summary

Attackers and defenders each have assets which are available to them if they can leverage them. Being able to leverage these benefits is crucial to the success of that party, especially in the case of the defender. In the coming chapters, we will discuss how to design an enterprise service which enables the defender to maximize their benefits and reduce the utility of the attacker’s benefit wherever possible.

So you got Pwned

It happens all too often – suddenly a person in operations opens a ticket to troubleshoot a software issue and discovers malware, or a large amount of funds are unexplainably transferred from the corporate coffers, or perhaps a large amount of data becomes encrypted or goes missing. Sadly, cyberattacks are becoming more common, and it is important to understand how to respond to them.

Dealing with a targeted attack is very different than handling commodity malware (the malicious software one simply stumbles upon on the web occasionally). As previously discussed, addressing a targeted attack situation means addressing the human element as well as the malicious software. A determined human adversary can identify and respond to anomalies such as a handful of systems suddenly going offline, or one of their credentials becoming suddenly invalidated.

Successful eviction of a targeted attacker requires comprehensive planning and rapid execution. This section will discuss the intricacies involved in detecting attacker implants and ultimately evicting the emplaced attacker.

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