Publication result detail

How to compromise internal network infrastructure through the default settings of Windows OS

PAUČO, D.

Original Title

How to compromise internal network infrastructure through the default settings of Windows OS

English Title

How to compromise internal network infrastructure through the default settings of Windows OS

Type

Peer-reviewed article not indexed in WoS or Scopus

Original Abstract

Number of cyber-attacks grows every singleday. In fact, in 2020, the Microsoft reported about 64% increment of the number of reported vulnerabilities in the last 5 years. In this article, we present and demonstrate some recent cyber-attacks and security threats that can compromise the whole domain network in many current enterprises. These attacks use only default Windows OS services, settings and protocols. We show how easily can the network be compromised by using vulnerabilities of widely used protocols such as NetBIOS, Domain Name System (DNS), Link-Local Multicast Name Reslution(LLMNR) and Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD). Finally, we describe countermeasures used to mitigate these attacks.

English abstract

Number of cyber-attacks grows every singleday. In fact, in 2020, the Microsoft reported about 64% increment of the number of reported vulnerabilities in the last 5 years. In this article, we present and demonstrate some recent cyber-attacks and security threats that can compromise the whole domain network in many current enterprises. These attacks use only default Windows OS services, settings and protocols. We show how easily can the network be compromised by using vulnerabilities of widely used protocols such as NetBIOS, Domain Name System (DNS), Link-Local Multicast Name Reslution(LLMNR) and Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD). Finally, we describe countermeasures used to mitigate these attacks.

Keywords

security, network security, hacking

Key words in English

security, network security, hacking

Authors

PAUČO, D.

RIV year

2022

Released

29.06.2021

ISBN

1213-1539

Periodical

Elektrorevue - Internetový časopis (http://www.elektrorevue.cz)

Volume

2021

Number

1

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

1

Pages to

7

Pages count

7

URL

http://www.elektrorevue.cz/cz/clanky/komunikacni-technologie/0/how-to-compromise-internal-network-infrastructure-through-the-default-settings-of-windows-os/

BibTex

@article{BUT171909,
  author="Daniel {Paučo}",
  title="How to compromise internal network infrastructure through the
default settings of Windows OS
",
  journal="Elektrorevue - Internetový časopis (http://www.elektrorevue.cz)",
  year="2021",
  volume="2021",
  number="1",
  pages="1--7",
  issn="1213-1539",
  url="http://www.elektrorevue.cz/cz/clanky/komunikacni-technologie/0/how-to-compromise-internal-network-infrastructure-through-the-default-settings-of-windows-os/"
}