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Breaking the Ice: Gaining Initial Access

Breaking the Ice: Gaining Initial Access (PDF, 2.59MB)Published: 28 Aug, 2015
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Phillip Bosco

While companies are spending an increasing amount of resources on security equipment, attackers are still successful at finding ways to breach networks. This is a compounded problem with many moving parts, due to misinformation within the security industry and companies placing focus on areas of security that yield unimpressive results. A company cannot properly defend and protect against what they do not adequately understand, which tends to be a misunderstanding of their own security defense systems and relevant attacks that cyber criminals commonly use today. These misunderstandings result in attackers bypassing even the most seemingly robust security systems using the simplest methods. The author will outline the common misconceptions within the security industry that ultimately lead to insecure networks. Such misconceptions include a company's misallocation of their security budget, while other misconceptions include the controversies regarding which methods are most effective at fending off an attacker. Common attack vectors and misconfigurations that are devastating, but are highly preventable, are also detailed.