Internet Security
• TCP/IP and the internet were designed by professionals with a common culture and cooperative goals. • Today they are used by a wide range of persons with varying and sometimes malicious goals. • The technology of TCP/IP does not assure user security. • There are many points at which TCP/IP security can be compromised.
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Internet Security
• Security intrusions over the internet are common. • The following slide shows 48 hours of intrusion attempts against a DSL-connected PC… – Note that the probes come from all over the world, including Romania. – Most of these attempts are from “script kiddies” running a program on a PC to grind through a range of IP addresses.
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Probes Against DSL-Connected Machine
issueName Back Orifice ping Back Orifice ping Back Orifice ping Back Orifice ping Back Orifice ping Back Orifice ping SubSeven port probe SubSeven port probe SubSeven port probe SubSeven port probe DNS port probe DNS port probe FTP port probe FTP port probe NetBIOS port probe NetBIOS port probe NetBIOS port probe NetBIOS port probe PCAnywhere ping PCAnywhere ping PCAnywhere ping SOCKS port probe TCP OS fingerprint TCP OS fingerprint TCP OS fingerprint UDP port probe UDP port probe UDP port probe intruderIp 193.231.209.31 193.226.61.246 193.230.162.163 193.230.162.185 193.230.162.80 139.92.173.88 64.218.67.36 63.197.207.4 63.198.106.43 200.40.59.146 207.42.254.34 24.6.48.235 62.226.25.215 64.161.213.21 63.206.117.39 63.198.183.96 63.198.103.101 63.198.217.105 63.198.176.9 63.198.176.94 63.198.176.227 63.22.60.176 195.120.158.202 208.62.23.150 24.13.154.175 205.188.153.108 205.188.153.106 205.188.153.105 intruderName ppp31.fx.ro ppp53.starnets.ro
Security Strategies
• Use a NAT router to connect to DSL or cable modem. • Use a software firewall for dial-up, DSL or cable modem.
– (e.g. Zone Alarm, from www.zonelabs.com free)
• Read Steve Gibson’s excellent Shields-UP site and follow his configuration advice. (free)
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Shields UP
• Key ideas from Shields UP:
– As delivered, Windows is not secure when connected to the internet. – The key problems can be fixed by a free reconfiguration. – Free software firewalls are recommended.
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Shields UP
• Here’s how windows protocol bindings are delivered:
Higher Layers
Layer 3 Layer 1&2
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Shields UP
• Binding these Microsoft network services to TCP/IP creates security vulnerabilities!
Problem Bindings
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Shields UP
• Here are the bindings needed for access to the internet:
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Shields UP
• The excellent Shields Up site tells you how to do it!
http://www.grc.com
• Bonus Credit Assignment - fix your home PC!
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