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Network Time Protocol (NTP) attacks are a growing threat and security teams will have the information they need to be ahead of the curve
Practical guidance is given to configure a more secure NTP across multiple platforms
Alternatives to NTP are discussed, including finding a better, more secure, solution to time synchronization
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Learn the risks associated with Network Time Protocol (NTP) security and how to minimize those risks while deploying and managing the protocol. You will be able to reduce the disruption of communication between servers on the network and the risk that the entire network will be taken offline.
NTP Security: A Quick-Start Guide provides an understanding of how NTP is critical to modern networks and how it can be exploited. You will understand how an attacker can wreak havoc on an insecure network and guidance is provided to help you manage your system and make it more secure.
What You Will Learn:
- Understand the vulnerabilities, flaws, and risks associated with the Network Time protocol (NTP)
- Analyze NTP traffic and configure NTP on servers and workstations in the network in a more secure manner
- Use practical solutions to secure NTP and build a robust infrastructure, such as bringing more capability inside the network and creating a smaller attack surface
- Determine the alternatives to NTP, including how to synchronize network clocks in other ways
Who This Book Is For:
System administrators, network engineers, and security analysts
Authors and Affiliations
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Herndon, USA
Allan Liska
About the author
Allan Liska is a Consulting Systems Engineer with FireEye, and has more than 16 years of experience in the world of information security. He has worked both as a security practitioner and an ethical hacker, so he is familiar with both sides of the security aisle and, through his work at Symantec and iSIGHT Partners, has helped countless organizations improve their security posture using more effective intelligence. In addition to security experience, Mr. Liska also authored The Practice of Network Security, Building an Intelligence-Led Security Program, and contributed the security-focused chapters to The Apache Administrators Handbook.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: NTP Security
Book Subtitle: A Quick-Start Guide
Authors: Allan Liska
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2412-0
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Allan Liska 2016
License: CC BY
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-2411-3Published: 12 December 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2412-0Published: 10 December 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 90
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Security, Systems and Data Security