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Python for Offensive PenTest

You're reading from   Python for Offensive PenTest A practical guide to ethical hacking and penetration testing using Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788838979
Length 176 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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 Khrais Khrais
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
1. Warming up – Your First Antivirus-Free Persistence Shell FREE CHAPTER 2. Advanced Scriptable Shell 3. Password Hacking 4. Catch Me If You Can! 5. Miscellaneous Fun in Windows 6. Abuse of Cryptography by Malware 1. Other Books You May Enjoy Index

Countermeasures


In this section, we will discuss four methods that you can use to secure your online account. Note that these are not the only available methods. However, following these steps should give your account a fair level of security.

Securing the online account

So, let's start with using the security services provided by the vendor. I really recommend to enable Step 2 authentication (or sometimes called one-time password) on all of your accounts such as Gmail, LinkedIn, and PayPal whenever this option is available. And when you do so, once you decide to log in, it'll ask you for the username and password. And the second step is to enter the one-time password, which you will usually get via an SMS or application, or even by email. Now, this one-time password will be valid only for 30 seconds or less.

Here are few links which guide you on how easy and powerful it is to enable this feature for some services such as Gmail, Twitter, and so on:

  • Gmail provides SMS and Gmail mobile app:
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