Description
Seven Deadliest Microsoft Attacks explores some of the deadliest attacks made against Microsoft software and networks and how these attacks can impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the most closely guarded company secrets. If you need to keep up with the latest hacks, attacks, and exploits effecting Microsoft products, this book is for you. It pinpoints the most dangerous hacks and exploits specific to Microsoft applications, laying out the anatomy of these attacks including how to make your system more secure. You will discover the best ways to defend against these vicious hacks with step-by-step instruction and learn techniques to make your computer and network impenetrable.
The book consists of seven chapters that cover the seven deadliest attacks against Microsoft software and networks: attacks against Windows passwords; escalation attacks; stored procedure attacks; mail service attacks; client-side ActiveX and macro attacks; Web service attacks; and multi-tier attacks. Each chapter provides an overview of a single Microsoft software product, how it is used, and some of the core functionality behind the software. Furthermore, each chapter explores the anatomy of attacks against the software, the dangers of an attack, and possible defenses to help prevent the attacks described in the scenarios.
This book will be a valuable resource for those responsible for oversight of network security for either small or large organizations.
Chapter
Chapter 1. Windows Operating System – Password Attacks
Windows Passwords Overview
Security Accounts Manager
Password and Lockout Policies
How Windows Password Attacks Work
Dangers with Windows Password Attacks
Scenario 1: Obtaining Password Hashes
Scenario 2: Pass the Hash
Scenario 3: Timed Attacks to Circumvent Lockouts
Future of Windows Password Attacks
Defenses against Windows Password Attacks
Defense-in-Depth Approach
Microsoft and Third-Party Software Patching
Implementing Password and Lockout Policies
Disable LM Hash Storage for Domain and Local Systems
Chapter 2. Active Directory – Escalation of Privilege
Escalation of Privileges Attack Anatomy
Dangers with Privilege Escalation Attacks
Scenario 1: Escalation through Batch Scripts
Scenario 2: Attacking Customer Confidence
Scenario 3: Horizontal Escalation
Future of Privilege Escalation Attacks
Defenses against Escalation of Privilege Attacks
First Defensive Layer: Stop the Enemy at the Gate
Second Defensive Layer: Privileges Must Be Earned
Third Defensive Layer: Set the Rules for the Playground
Fourth Defensive Layer: You’ll Need That Secret Decoder Ring
Chapter 3. SQL Server – Stored Procedure Attacks
How Stored Procedure Attacks Work
Accessing Stored Procedures
Dangers Associated with a Stored Procedure Attack
Understanding Stored Procedure Vulnerabilities
Scenario 1: Adding a Local Administrator
Scenario 2: Keeping Sysadmin-Level Access
Scenario 3: Attacking with SQL Injection
The Future of Stored Procedure Attacks
Defenses against Stored Procedure Attacks
First Defensive Layer: Eliminating First-Layer Attacks
Second Defensive Layer: Reduce the First-Layer Attack Surface
Third Defensive Layer: Reducing Second-Layer Attacks
Fourth Defensive Layer: Logging, Monitoring, and Alerting
Identifying Vital Attack Events
Fifth Defensive Layer: Limiting the Impacts of Attacks
Chapter 4. Exchange Server – Mail Service Attacks
How Mail Service Attacks Work
Dangers Associated with Mail Service Attacks
Scenario 1: Directory Harvest Attacks
Scenario 2: SMTP Auth Attacks
Scenario 3: Mail Relay Attacks
The Future of Mail Service Attacks
Defenses against Mail Service Attacks
Defense in the Perimeter Network
Defense on the Internal Network
Chapter 5. Office – Macros and ActiveX
Macro and Client-Side Attack Anatomy
Dangers Associated with Macros and ActiveX
Scenario 1: Metasploit Reverse TCP Connection
Scenario 2: ActiveX Attack via Malicious Website
Future of Macro and ActiveX Attacks
Macro and ActiveX Defenses
Deploy Network Edge Strategies
Using Antivirus and Antimalware
Using Office Security Settings
Chapter 6. Internet Information Services – Web Service Attacks
File Transfer Protocol Publishing Service
Scenario 1: Dangerous HTTP Methods
Scenario 2: FTP Anonymous Access
Scenario 3: Directory Browsing
Defenses Against IIS Attacks
Chapter 7. SharePoint – Multi-tier Attacks
How Multi-tier Attacks Work
Multi-tier Attack Anatomy
Dangers with Multi-tier Attacks
Scenario 1: Leveraging Operating System Vulnerabilities
Scenario 2: Indirect Attacks
How Multi-tier Attacks Will Be Used in the Future
Defenses against Multi-tier Attacks
First Defensive Layer: Failure to Plan = Plan to Fail
Second Defensive Layer: Leave No Hole Unpatched
Third Defensive Layer: Form the Protective Circle
Seven Deadliest Microsoft Attacks
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