Preforming a Vulnerability Assessment on a Secured Network

Author

Mathias SovineFollow

College

College of Engineering and Polymer Science

Date of Last Revision

2023-05-04 10:02:33

Major

Computer Information Systems

Honors Course

2440:490:001

Number of Credits

3

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science

Date of Expected Graduation

Winter 2021

Abstract

A computer network will be built using 3 routers, 1 switch, and 4 computers. The network will be used to simulate the connections between an at home office and the internet. The network will be divided into 3 sub-networks. The routers will be secured using methods like access control lists, changing default admin passwords, and network encryption. The switch will be secured using methods like switchport security and setting access passwords. Once the network is secured, three penetration testing techniques and three exploits will be performed on the network. The results of the exploits and penetration testing techniques will be documented. The home office subnet or a device within the home office subnet will be the target of all attacks within the network. One attack will be launched from PC 1 from another subnet and attempt to harvest router login credentials of a user on the home office subnet. Another attack involves a packet sniffing a transferred file from a client (PC 3) to a server (PC 2) sent using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The final attack will involves creating a backdoor on PC-3, using Metasploit, and running post exploitation attacks from PC-4.

Research Sponsor

John B. Nicholas. PhD

First Reader

Stanley H. Smith

Second Reader

Dr. Douglas Hubert

Honors Faculty Advisor

Tim O'Neil

Recommended Citation

Sovine, Mathias, "Preforming a Vulnerability Assessment on a Secured Network" (2021). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1349.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1349