Cybersecurity

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Use of technology
tools to curb the
cybersecurity threats
PRESENTED BY-
PRAGATI CHATURVEDI
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Introduction
 With remotely working becoming the new normal, every organization requires Cyber Security
experts proficient in Cyber Security tools and techniques, no matter how big or small. At present,
no organization can escape cyber threats and security issues without a good Cyber Security
team.
 Hackers are always on the move to find loopholes in security systems to put companies in
distress and benefit from it. Out of the top 10 most targeted countries by cyber attackers, India
ranks 3rd.
 Cyber Security is the method of protecting networks, and systems from unauthorized data
access, identity theft, and other cyber-attacks, with the help of various cybersecurity tools.
 The different aspects of Cyber Security, including application security, information security,
network security, disaster recovery, operational security, and more, are necessary to provide
security from multiple cyber threats that take the form of Ransomware, Malware, Phishing, and
more. Thus, Cyber Security tools play an important role when it comes to the protection of
sensitive and private data of businesses as well as individuals.
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What is network security?

 Network security and security tools encompass several devices,
technologies, and processes. In its simplest form, it is a set of
techniques used to protect the system, accessibility,
applications, confidentiality, data, and network from cyber
threats. Network security is a need-of-the-hour knowledge to
escape unauthorized data access, identify theft and stay safe
from cyber-attacks. Information Security, App Security,
Cybersecurity, Operational Security, Disaster Recovery, etc., are
just a few types of network security.
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Network security covers a wide range of functions. Some of its common
capabilities includes:
Firewalls
Sandboxing
Traffic analysis
Malware detection
Endpoint security
Network Access Control

 Network mapping and visibility
Therefore, every organization and industry needs to maintain a degree of

network security solutions in place to protect its vulnerabilities from ever-
growing cyber threats.
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Usages of Cyber Security Tools
Cyber Security tools can largely be divided into a number of categories. The
categories in which these tools can be classified are listed below:
Penetration testing
Packet sniffers
Encryption
Scanning web vulnerability
Network defenses
Network security monitoring

 Detecting network intrusions
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TOOLS TO CURB CYBERSECURITY
THREATS
Wireshark
 Wireshark was earlier called Ethereal. It is among the best tools for Cyber
Security, based on the console. It is a packet sniffer tool that allows professionals
to analyze network protocols and sniff real-time networks in search of any
vulnerabilities that can be exploited. Moreover, it collects necessary information
related to the levels of network traffic.
 John the Ripper
 Security experts use John the Ripper to test the strength of passwords. Its design
helps in exposing weak passwords that pose security threats to a particular
system. In the beginning, it was only designed for the UNIX platform, but the new
versions allow it to work on other operating systems as well, such as DOS,
Windows, OpenVMS systems, etc.
KeePass
z  Professionals in IT Security often use KeePass for the purpose of identity
management. It allows users to use a master password to access all of their
accounts they use for work. It combines security and convenience, which gives it
an edge over the other Cyber Security tools for identity management.
 Nmap
 Nmap is otherwise called Network Mapper. It is a free and open-source tool in

Cyber Security that can help in scanning IT systems and networks to recognize
security vulnerabilities. Further, it enables professionals to map out possible
areas of attacks on the network, monitor host uptime and service, and take
significant security measures accordingly.
 Aircrack-ng
 This tool consists of numerous methods that help in analyzing the vulnerabilities
of Wi-Fi security. Experts use Aircrack-ng to gather data packets connected
through a network for the process of continuous monitoring. Moreover, it enables
Cyber Security professionals to use its functions to export these data packets to
understandable text files that can go through various security assessments.
z Best Practices and Technologies to
implement strong Cybersecurity Threats
 The following best practices and technologies can help your organization
implement strong cybersecurity that reduces your vulnerability to cyber
attacks and protects your critical information systems, without intruding on
the user or customer experience:
 Identity and access management (IAM) defines the roles and access
privileges for each user, as well as the conditions under which they are
granted or denied their privileges. IAM methodologies include single sign-
on, which enables a user to log in to a network once without re-entering
credentials during the same session; multifactor authentication, requiring
two or more access credentials; privileged user accounts, which grant
administrative privileges to certain users only; and user lifecycle
management, which manages each user’s identity and access privileges
from initial registration through retirement.
z  Security information and event management (SIEM) aggregates and
analyzes data from security events to automatically detect suspicious
user activities and trigger a preventative or remedial response. Today
SIEM solutions include advanced detection methods such as user
behavior analytics and artificial intelligence (AI).
 SIEM can automatically prioritize cyber threat response in line with

your organization’s risk management objectives. And many
organizations are integrating their SIEM tools with security
orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) platforms that
further automate and accelerate an organizations response to
cybersecurity incidents, and resolve many incidents without human
intervention.
Zero trust security strategy
z  Businesses today are connected like never before. Your systems, users
and data all live and operate in different environments. Perimeter-based
security is no longer adequate but implementing security controls within
each environment creates complexity. The result in both cases is
degraded protection for your most important assets. A zero trust strategy
assumes compromise and sets up controls to validate every user, device
and connection into the business for authenticity and purpose. To be
successful executing a zero trust strategy, organizations need a way to
combine security information in order to generate the context (device
security, location, etc.) that informs and enforces validation controls.
 AI cybersecurity solutions
 As cyberattacks grow in volume and complexity, artificial intelligence (AI)

is helping under-resourced security operations analysts stay ahead of
threats. Curating threat intelligence from millions of research papers, blogs
and news stories, AI technologies like machine learning and natural
language processing provide rapid insights to cut through the noise of
daily alerts, drastically reducing response times. Watch the video to see
how AI helps analysts connect the dots between threats.
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Conclusion
In today’s digitized world, where accessing data has become easier,

the risk of becoming a target of cyber-attacks has also increased
exponentially. The only way to ensure your system and network is
secured 24 by 7 is by upgrading your Cyber Security tools. Above,
we’ve listed the top Cyber Security tools that will assist you in
keeping your system and data safe, mitigate the rates of data
breaches, evading cyberattacks, and secure your IT infrastructure

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What is network security?

Network Access Control

Therefore, every organization and industry needs to maintain a degree of

Scanning web vulnerability

Network security monitoring

 John the Ripper

 Nmap is otherwise called Network Mapper. It is a free and open-source tool in

 SIEM can automatically prioritize cyber threat response in line with

 As cyberattacks grow in volume and complexity, artificial intelligence (AI)

In today’s digitized world, where accessing data has become easier,

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