The goal of this lab is to configure AD DC and PSO on the Windows 2012 previously installed. The main tasks in the lab are to create a group policy object, join the domain, and create a user and apply policy object to that user. In order to do so, I had to add a Windows 7 client to test the functionality of the GPO. The last task in the lab is to create a Password Setting Object (PSO) where we can define the policy of the passwords for all users in a certain group or the whole domain. PSOs are used
Backtracking E-mail Messages Ask most people how they determine who sent them an email message and the response is almost universally, "By the From line." Unfortunately this symptomatic of the current confusion among internet users as to where particular messages come from and who is spreading spam and viruses. The "From" header is little more than a courtesy to the person receiving the message. People spreading spam and viruses are rarely courteous. In short, if there is any question about where
Both Bridges and Switches work on the data link layer of the OSI Model. However, switches are more advanced. Discuss how a switch has an advantage over a bridge in a network then elaborate more on the technology implemented in switches to control broadcast domains. A network switch is a networking device that connects devices together on a network enacting a form of packet switching. It operates in the Data Link layer of the OSI model. It essentially acts like a multi-port network bridge that
Final Essay Questions This essay answers two questions. Question one is to describe the methods and tools used in scanning and enumerating system and network targets and how one can use the results during the rest of the penetration test. The second question concerns what is the favorite tool that this student learned about in this class, how one uses it and an explanation of why and how it enhances one’s ability to conduct a penetration test. The first step in a penetration test would be reconnaissance
such as clear-texts passwords or other configuration credentials. Usually transmitted information carried along during an Secure SHELL session cannot be seen but other information such as sender’s and receiver’s IP addresses, DNS requests to resolve hostname, port numbers and the amount of data is visible. If the traffic along the network is encrypted by the attacker, the attacker can see which sites are visited, amount of data received and sent and the port numbers used for the connection. Using a simple
The Risk: In the first four months of 2014, the Center for Internet SecurityUS entity (CIS) observed increased defacement activity targeting printers used by state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments. While current open source reporting identifies seemingly benign defacements of open systems, there is a chance that actors will target printers, copiers, and other embedded devices for more malicious purposes. The Threat: In the first half of 2014 (H1 2014), CIS identified malicious
Introduction Short for Simple Network Management Protocol, a set of protocols for managing complex networks. The first versions of SNMP were developed in the early 80s. SNMP works by sending messages, called protocol data units (PDUs), to different parts of a network. SNMP-compliant devices, called agents, store data about themselves in Management Information Bases (MIBs) and return this data to the SNMP requesters. Each SNMP element manages specific objects with each object having specific
1. INTRODUCTION Video streaming service is one of growing business in the recent years. Many streaming service providers are available in market and there is a lot of competitive edge between those. Some of the providers are Amazon Prime Instant, Hulu, Vudu, ITunes and each has its unique feature. Netflix is one of the America’s largest movie rental service and in addition provides the subscribers with internet based video streaming service. (Netflix Competitive Advantage, 2010). It was started
Today’s enterprise networks are more and more likely to be Windows based or at the very least have large Windows components coexisting with other network operating systems (NOS) such as the many UNIX/Linux variants, or Novell’s NetWare. Since the time that Microsoft began offering Windows NT Server version 3.51 through today’s Windows 2003 Server and its upcoming successor, codenamed “Longhorn”, the job of centralized network authentication and administration has been built around Microsoft’s domain
Cyberstalking, a crime in which the attacker harasses the victim using methods of electronic communication. These methods could include things such as e-mail, instant messaging, or even messages posted to a Web site or a group. A cyberstalker more often than not relies upon his/her anonymity to allow them to stalk their victim without being identified. Cyberstalking messages can differ from your regular spam in which a cyberstalker will target a specific victim, often threatening messages, or the
## Introduction This article explains how to install and configure a multi-protocol VPN server using the SoftEther package. We enable and configure OpenVPN, L2TP over IPSec and SSTP VPN Servers on Linux. ## What is SoftEther SoftEther VPN is one of the world's most powerful and easy-to-use multi-protocol VPN software made by the good folks at University of Tsukuba, Japan. It runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD and Solaris and is freeware and open-source. You can use SoftEther for any personal
Introduction Decades of operating system development and a collection of systems and features from many other systems combined with many unique ideas and implementations resulted in the development of Apple, Inc.'s OS X family. It is necessary to examine the older systems of OS X as well the progress of the system to understand the different technologies and how they interact. To secure and troubleshoot problems it is of great importance to understand the how and often the why of OS X technology
INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING Abstract One problem seen with people today is that they are unaware what of a computer network is. They might have heard of a computer network, but they are clueless as to how it works or why it works. People have basic questions that need to be answered. The goal of this paper is to give basic network information that will hopefully answer those questions. To give people an understanding about
In the computer age, vulnerabilities and back doors into devices are proving heaven for hackers and hell for administrators. Every week it seems that new vulnerabilities are discovered in different devices. Cisco IOS is no different and numerous vulnerabilities can be found in their devices. The aim of the report is to research vulnerabilities in Cisco's IOS operating system. Tools available in Backtrack 5 will be used to exploit the vulnerabilities. GNS3 will be used to set up a working topology
Abstract—High Performance Computing (HPC) provides support to run advanced application programs efficiently. Java adaptation in HPC has become an apparent choice for new endeavors, because of its significant characteristics. These include object-oriented, platform independent, portable, secure, built-in networking, multithreading, and an extensive set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). Consequently multi-core systems and multi-core programming tools are becoming popular. However, today
The Internet and Its Services Working with Internet does not mean just browsing www and sending and receiving e-mails. The Basic Structure of the Internet was developed through last 30 years of existence of the Internet. The Internet is a heterogeneous worldwide network consisting of a large number of host computers and local area networks. The Internet uses the TCP/IP suite of protocols. This allows the integration of a large number of different computers into one single network with highly