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Information Security February 20, 2006

Information Security February 20, 2006. DePaul University CSRT. Information Security at DePaul. Who we are Information Services Business Continuity and Security (BCS) Computer Security Response Team (CSRT) Web Site http://is.depaul.edu/security/information_security Email Addresses

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Information Security February 20, 2006

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  1. Information SecurityFebruary 20, 2006 DePaul University CSRT

  2. Information Security at DePaul • Who we are • Information Services • Business Continuity and Security (BCS) • Computer Security Response Team (CSRT) • Web Site • http://is.depaul.edu/security/information_security • Email Addresses • weaheart@depaul.edu • ayetniko@depaul.edu

  3. How do I protect my computer? Top Five steps: • Update Operating System • Windows Automated Updates • Use Anti-virus and Spyware/Adware removal software • Strong Passwords • Firewall (software or hardware) • Common Sense Recommended Tool Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx

  4. Who is out there? • Terms • Black Hats • Malicious or criminal hacker. • Hackers • A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities • Crackers • One who breaks security on a system • Script Kiddies • Do mischief with scripts and programs written by others, often without understanding the exploit they are using.

  5. Why should we worry? Skill Level of Miscreants

  6. My computer has an address? • IP Address • An identifier for a computer or device • DePaul net block – 140.192.0.0/16 • 0-255 • Port Number • Number assigned to an application program running in the computer • Port Numbers: 0 – 65535 • Web – port 80 • Connection • Source: 140.192.79.91 (4628)  Destination: 216.239.37.99 (80)

  7. Why does a firewall help? • Prevents some communications to your computer • hopefully only unwanted traffic  • Software • Windows Firewall • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx • Commercial/Freeware • Kerio, ZoneAlarm, Blackice … • Hardware • Firewall Devices • Broadband Routers

  8. How do they find my computer? $ sudo nmap -sS x.x.x.x Starting nmap 3.50 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) at 2006-02-20 09:57 CST Interesting ports on (x.x.x.x): (The 1654 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed) PORT STATE SERVICE 135/tcp open msrpc 139/tcp open netbios-ssn 1025/tcp open NFS-or-IIS 5000/tcp open UPnP 5101/tcp open admdog Nmap run completed -- 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.956 seconds

  9. A typical day Scanning logs Jan 19 00:15:23 CST 2006Number of scans: 15639 Destination Ports Total     Port ======    ===== 175      445 Windows (File Shares) 592     139 Windows (File Shares) 867     1433 MS-SQL - slammer worm 8571      135 Windows (RPC Vulnerabilities)

  10. What do they want? • Resources • Storage • Access • Bandwidth • Launching point for attacks • Profitable • Information • Personal • Corporate • Source Code • Challenge • Activism • Political - Hacktivism

  11. How do they do it? • Attack Vectors • Email • Attachments • Messages • Deception/Social Engineering • Scams and Fraud • Hoaxes • Attackers • Vulnerabilities and Exploits • Open Shares/Weak Passwords • Web Pages • Malware (Malicious Software • Instant Messaging, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and Peer to Peer File Sharing (P2P)

  12. Questions Thank you…

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