WGU C844 Task 1 Emerging Technologies in Cyber Security

A. Describe the network topology that you found when running Nmap. 6 hosts were found using nmap -sn 10.168.27.0/24. The hosts are in a STAR topology as shown in the screenshot below. A star topology means that all hosts are connected to a central device, usually a switch. This makes it easier to add and take away new hosts with no disruption to the network. The switch also provides a central management point for all devices. The major drawback to a star topology is the switch or central device everything connects to is a single point of failure for all devices connected to it. A larger screenshot of the above image. B. Summarize the vulnerabilities on the network and their potential implications based on NMAP results. On 10.168.27.14, 10.168.27.20 and 10.168.27.132 I found that these devices are running on Linux kernel 2.6.32. This version has vulnerabilities such as CVE- which can be used to perform a denial of service (DoSti attack. (Vulnerability Details: Cve-ti On 10.168.27.15 I found that FileZilla FTP is running on port 21. FTP is an insecure protocol that sends data in clear text across the network making it an easy target for gaining usernames and passwords.