Evaluación y mitigación de ataques reales a redes ip utilizando tecnologías de virtualización de libre distribución

Abstract

IP networks attacks can collapse the continuity of business services affecting its image and causing economic losses. This research focuses on the evaluation of several IP networking real attacks using virtualization platforms to provide security mechanisms to mitigate them. To carry out this work, we designed and implemented several experimentation topologies using virtual network environments, within which were tested port scans, brute force, spoofing and denial of services, both on a local area network as wide area network. For each topology, different free open source software was used both to produce the attack and to obtain the traffic flow, evaluating the consequences of these attacks. To deal with such attacks, we developed a demon program that is able to prevent, detect and mitigate these attacks mentioned. The results show the functionality of this research that reduces threats and vulnerabilities in production networks.