Download External Servers Security

Master Thesis
External Servers Security
using the Penetration Testing and Security Auditing Linux Distribution Backtrack.
Finally, in the conclusion is exposed an analysis about the functionality of the IDS and
honeypots in the task of improve the security of the system.
1.2 Outline of thesis
Chapter 2: Computer Security:.This part is an introduction into the computer security
world with a point focus briefly on the server side security.
Chapter 3: Intrusion Detection System: This part explain what is an intrusion and how
to detect them with use IDSs. An explanation and classification of the IDS is explained
too.
Chapter 4: Honeypot: This part explain and classify the different kinds of honeypots and
it use to detect and understand attacks.
Chapter 5: Penetration testing: This part explain briefly the purpose of the penetration
testing and list some of the application used in a test of intrusion.
Chapter 6: Experimental part: This part explain the installation and configuration of
two important security tools like are Snort and Nessus. Furthermore, some attacks has
been performed in a virtual environment to show how Snort reacts.
Chapter 7: Limitations: This part show the limitations to do this thesis.
Chapter 8: Future work: This part show a possible way to continue the work started in
this thesis.
Chapter 9: Conclusions and suggestion: This section concludes the thesis and contain
some suggestions to do the network more secure.
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