How Startups can Fortify their Business against Cyber Attacks?

Small businesses and start-ups have a variety of tasks and responsibilities on their plate while they build a successful business. While prioritizing, too many times the management will put cyber security on the back burner. It is easy to demote as a priority because on a day-to-day basis it seems unnecessary, as though your business can function entirely without it. That is until it is too late.

How to Fortify Your Business

Without proper attention, the vulnerabilities of a small or start-up business may demolish a company’s profits and productivity. However, with a series of steps, this can be turned around, and you will be sure to protect your business from would-be hackers.

  • Employee Regulations(Policy)First, set up the rules and regulations you have for your employees, regarding their computer and technology usage. This should be in written form and shared with the entire company. Ensure this document includes regulation on how to properly handle sensitive customer data.
  • 2. Employee Training(Awareness): Show your employees the best way to conduct business online or on the servers. Training should include how to create secure passwords, what software can be downloaded and used, how to access company servers in a secure manner, and what to do about non-company apps (especially on the employee’s mobile phones).

    3. Install an SSL Certificate(Proactive measures): Your web server should have an SSL CERTIFICATES installed to ensure the digital protection of any and all information that is passed online and between servers. This increases the cyber security of your communications with clients and partners.

      4. Restrict Employee Access(Don’t give everything to everyone): Share access to software, data, and more on a need-to-know basis for your employees. If you know exactly who has access, it is easier to control how it is managed and thus help it to remain secure. This should include controlling who can install and uninstall the software.

      5. Have & Use Data Back-ups(BCP & DR): Don’t settle for just backing up your data. Be sure to test the process to make sure it is working, or the effort and cost may be wasted if it is not working.

      6. Stay Updated(Keep your eyes open): Always make sure your firewalls and anti-virus protections are up-to-date, as these companies are constantly working against hackers and releasing the latest in security.

      7. Create an Incident Report(Incident Management): By tracking every incident, you can get a better idea of where your vulnerabilities lie, and in addition have a record of what employees have caused which problems (so you can improve training as needed).

        The world of cyber security is changing and evolving at a rapid pace, and the smartest business owners are looking to stay a step ahead of the hackers to prevent the loss of profit and precious time. By following these steps, you can transform your vulnerabilities into a well-fortified business that your clients can trust.

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        OSCP Course Layout (UPDATED 2018)

        The syllabus:

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        • Penetration Testing: What You Should Know

          • About Kali Linux
          • About Penetration Testing
          • Legal
          • The megacorpone.com Domain
          • Offensive Security Labs

        • Getting Comfortable with Kali Linux

          • Finding Your Way Around Kali
          • Managing Kali Linux Services
          • The Bash Environment
          • Intro to Bash Scripting

        • The Essential Tools

          • Netcat
          • Ncat
          • Wireshark
          • Tcpdump

        • Passive Information Gathering

          • Open Web Information Gathering
          • Email Harvesting
          • Additional Resources
          • Recon-ng

        • Active Information Gathering

          • DNS Enumeration
          • Port Scanning
          • SMB Enumeration
          • SMTP Enumeration
          • SNMP Enumeration

        • Vulnerability Scanning

          • Vulnerability Scanning with Nmap
          • The OpenVAS Vulnerability Scanner

        • Buffer Overflows

          • Fuzzing

        • Win32 Buffer Overflow Exploitation

          • Replicating the Crash
          • Controlling EIP
          • Locating Space for Your Shellcode
          • Checking for Bad Characters
          • Redirecting the Execution Flow
          • Generating Shellcode with Metasploit
          • Getting a Shell
          • Improving the Exploit

        • Linux Buffer Overflow Exploitation

          • Setting Up the Environment
          • Crashing Crossfire
          • Controlling EIP
          • Finding Space for Our Shellcode
          • Improving Exploit Reliability
          • Discovering Bad Characters
          • Finding a Return Address
          • Getting a Shell

        • Working with Exploits

          • Searching for Exploits
          • Customizing and Fixing Exploits

        • File Transfers

          • A Word About Anti Virus Software
          • File Transfer Methods

        • Privilege Escalation

          • Privilege Escalation Exploits
          • Configuration Issues

        • Client Side Attacks

          • Know Your Target
          • MS12-037 Internet Explorer 8 Fixed CoSpan ID
          • Java Signed Applet Attack

        • Web Application Attacks

          • Essential firefox Addons
          • Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
          • File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
          • MySQL SQL Injection
          • Web Application Proxies
          • Automated SQL Injection Tools

        • Password Attacks

          • Preparing for Brute Force
          • Online Password Attacks
          • Password Hash Attacks

        • Port Redirection and Tunneling

          • Port Forwarding/Redirection
          • SSH Tunneling
          • Proxy chains
          • HTTP Tunneling
          • Traffic Encapsulation

        • The Metasploit Framework

          • Metasploit User Interfaces
          • Setting up Metasploit Framework on Kali
          • Exploring the Metasploit Framework
          • Auxiliary Modules
          • Exploit Modules
          • Metasploit Payloads
          • Building Your Own MSF Module
          • Post Exploitation with Metasploit

        • Bypassing Antivirus Software

          • Encoding Payloads with Metasploit
          • Crypting Known Malware with Software Protectors
          • Using Custom/Uncommon Tools and Payloads
          • Exercise

        • Assembling the Pieces: Penetration Test Breakdown

          • Phase 0 – Scenario Description
          • Phase 1 – Information Gathering
          • Phase 2 – Vulnerability Identification and Prioritization
          • Phase 3 – Research and Development
          • Phase 4 – Exploitation
          • Phase 5-Post Exploitation

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        What is Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) And How its used by HACKERS

        An advanced persistent threat is a prolonged cyber attack aimed at high-value corporates and governmental networks to carry out sustained assault to compromise and gain information of the target.

        An ATP is a consistent attack that involves several different attacks once it has successfully compromised the system of these organizations. The perpetrators spend months gathering intelligence about the target such as military organizations and nuclear power plants.

        Distinguishing Features of APT

        ATP attack has three primary goals for successful intrusion which are stealing sensitive information, surveillance on the target, and sabotaging or taking over the target. This process requires patience and precision to avoid being detected. It also differs from other cyber attacks in various ways since it is more complex, planned for an extended period, and the tools are customized and require some manual execution in specific points. Also, the attacks are aimed at valuable and highly recognized organizations. Intruders can infiltrate and take over the entire network once established.

        Stages of Advanced Persistent Threat

        The stages involved in a successful attack heavily rely on the environment and nature of the attack. It depends on the target and the list of information being sought after. The following are the general stages involved.

        • Understanding the Target. This involves getting to know the list of employees, ex-employees, and the primary operations of the office. You need to know vulnerable and reliable employees to drag along in the organization to execute these attacks.
        • Making an Entrance. Social engineering techniques are necessary for this stage to introduce customized malware. This involves spear phishing and watering holes techniques.
        • Successive Foothold. The delivered malware is required to be run by a target in the networking system of the organization to pave the way for the intruders. The attackers can access the network once the right foothold is accomplished.
        • Expanding the Scope. Once the foothold is created, the attacks are expanded from one unit or sector to multiple locations in the network. It involves inserting malware and compromising tools in the system without detection.
        • Stealing the Required Information. This stage requires perfectly mastering the operations of the target and stealing the information when the system is not monitored or when it is super busy.
        • Permanent access and Advanced Attacks. Once the intruders have launched extensive tools and malware in the targets’ system, they get permanent access to the organization and may launch multiple attacks on the organization. They can also take over the whole organization networks and sabotage its operations. If the attackers are contented after getting whatever information they wanted and have no further motives, they may leave a backdoor which will facilitate easier return in future.

        Common attacks include Remote File Intrusion (RFI), Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and SQL injection. They are used to create a foothold in the targeted network. To get a firm grip, Trojan and backdoor shells are used to expand their territory and remain persistence without being detected. Several software and researchers have come up with successive measures and fighting mechanisms to avoid ATP attacks. These measures are currently valid and are used by target organizations to protect themselves.

        These measures include Web Application Firewalls (WAF) that makes APT attacks hard, mostly the RFI and SQL injections, and use of Internal Traffic Monitoring to weed out these attacks since internal traffic is monitored and sudden abnormalities detected. Incoming Traffic Monitoring services help to identify and removing backdoor shells left after a successive intrusion. Finally, Whitelisting domains and installable applications to user computers reduce the success rate of ATP by minimizing available attack surfaces.

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