Mastering Python for Networking and Security

It’sbecomingmoreandmoreapparentthatsecurityisacriticalaspectofITinfrastructure.Adatabreachisamajorsecurityincident,usuallycarriedoutbyjusthackingasimplenetworkline.Increasingyournetwork’ssecurityhelpsstepupyourdefensesagainstcyberattacks.Meanwhile,Pythonisbeingusedforincreasinglyadvancedtasks,withthelatestupdateintroducingmanynewpackages.ThisbookfocusesonleveragingtheseupdatedpackagestobuildasecurenetworkwiththehelpofPythonscripting.Thisbookcoverstopicsfrombuildinganetworktothedifferentproceduresyouneedtofollowtosecureit.You’llfirstbeintroducedtodifferentpackagesandlibraries,beforemovingontodifferentwaystobuildanetworkwiththehelpofPythonscripting.Later,youwilllearnhowtocheckanetwork’svulnerabilityusingPythonsecurityscripting,andunderstandhowtocheckvulnerabilitiesinyournetwork.Asyouprogressthroughthechapters,youwillalsolearnhowtoachieveendpointprotectionbyleveragingPythonpackagesalongwithwritingforensicscripts.Bytheendofthisbook,youwillbeabletogetthemostoutofthePythonlanguagetobuildsecureandrobustnetworksthatareresilienttoattacks.