Targeted cyber attacks : multi-staged attacks driven by exploits and malware /

Cyber-crime increasingly impacts both the online and offline world, and targeted attacks play a significant role in disrupting services in both. Targeted attacks are those that are aimed at a particular individual, group, or type of site or service. Unlike worms and viruses that usually attack indis...

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Main Author: Sood, Aditya K.
Other Authors: Enbody, Richard J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Waltham, MA : Syngress, ©2014.
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505 0 |a Front Cover; Targeted Cyber Attacks; Copyright Page; A Few Words About Targeted Cyber Attacks; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Overview; 1 Introduction; References; 2 Intelligence Gathering; 2.1 Intelligence Gathering Process; 2.2 OSINT, CYBINT, and HUMINT; 2.3 OSNs: A Case Study; References; 3 Infecting the Target; 3.1 Elements Used in Incursion; 3.2 Model A: Spear Phishing Attack: Malicious Attachments; 3.3 Model B: Spear Phishing Attack: Embedded Malicious Links; 3.4 Model C: Waterholing Attack; 3.5 Model D: BYOD as Infection Carriers: USB. 
505 8 |a 3.6 Model E: Direct Incursion: Network ExploitationReferences; 4 System Exploitation; 4.1 Modeling Exploits in Targeted Attacks; 4.2 Elements Supporting System Exploitation; 4.2.1 Browser Exploit Packs (BEPs); 4.2.2 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and Exploits; 4.3 Defense Mechanisms and Existing Mitigations; 4.4 Anatomy of Exploitation Techniques; 4.4.1 Return-to-Libc Attacks; 4.4.2 Return-oriented Programming; 4.4.3 Attacking DEP and ASLR; 4.4.4 Digging Inside Info Leak Vulnerabilities; 4.5 Browser Exploitation Paradigm; 4.6 Drive-By Download Attack Model; 4.6.1 Compromising a Web Site/Domain. 
505 8 |a 4.6.2 Infecting a Web Site4.6.3 Hosting BEPs and Distributing Links; 4.6.4 Fingerprinting the User Environment; 4.6.5 Attacking Heap-Model of Exploitation; 4.6.6 Heap Spraying; 4.6.7 Heap Feng Shui/Heap Massage; 4.7 Stealth Malware Design and Tactics; 4.7.1 Hooking; 4.7.2 Bypassing Static and Dynamic Detection Mechanisms; References; 5 Data Exfiltration Mechanisms; 5.1 Phase 1: Data Gathering Mechanisms; 5.2 Phase 2: Data Transmission; References; 6 Maintaining Control and Lateral Movement; 6.1 Maintaining Control; 6.1.1 Deploying BackConnect Servers; 6.1.2 Local Privilege Escalation. 
505 8 |a 6.2 Lateral Movement and Network Reconnaissance6.2.1 Information Reuse Attacks; 6.2.1.1 Credentials Dumping; 6.2.1.2 Pass-the-Hash Attack Model; 6.2.2 File Sharing Services (Shared Access); 6.2.3 Batch Scripting: Command Execution and Scheduling; 6.2.4 USB Spreading; References; 7 Why Targeted Cyber Attacks Are Easy to Conduct?; 7.1 Step 1: Building Targeted Attack Infrastructure; 7.2 Step 2: Exploring or Purchasing Stolen Information About Targets; 7.3 Step 3: Exploits Selection; 7.4 Step 4: Malware Selection; 7.5 Step 5: Initiating the Attack; 7.6 Role of Freely Available Tools; References. 
505 8 |a 8 Challenges and Countermeasures8.1 Real-Time Challenges; 8.1.1 Persisting False Sense of Security; 8.1.2 Myths About Malware Infections and Protection; 8.2 Countermeasures and Future Developments; 8.2.1 Building a Strong Response Plan; 8.2.2 End System Security; 8.2.3 User Centric Security; 8.2.4 Network Level Security; 8.2.5 Security Assessment and Patch Management; 8.2.6 Next-generation Defenses; References; 9 Conclusion; References; Abbreviations. 
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