NetXploit The Smart Network Pentester

NetXploit is a Smart Network Penetration Testing Toolkit that can be used by organizations and enterprises to identify potential security vulnerabilities in their communication networks. These vulnerabilities may arise due to misconfigurations, software flaws, missing patches, malware infe

Project Title

NetXploit The Smart Network Pentester

Project Area of Specialization

Cyber Security

Project Summary

NetXploit is a Smart Network Penetration Testing Toolkit that can be used by organizations and enterprises to identify potential security vulnerabilities in their communication networks. These vulnerabilities may arise due to misconfigurations, software flaws, missing patches, malware infections etc. Like hackers and crackers, NetXploit employs Cyber Kill Chain methodology, to conduct ethical pentesting of the network with an aim to inform network administrator of his network's vulnerabilities.

NetXploit is a software solution ported onto a Mini-PC which makes the solution portable. It employs various scanning and exploitation scripts to actively scan a wireless network, cracks its WIFI’s password key and reveal the network topology. It then conducts automated vulnerability assessment to discover security loopholes and sequentially exploits them to compromise the target network based on its exploit knowledge base. The post-test report showing detailed security posture of the target network can help network admins secure the network and ensure cyber security controls. The analysis will help to narrow down security risks and confirm whether the current security measures implemented are effective, or not.

What makes NetXploit a unique solution is that it performs automated security assessment with just one click, has pre-defined attack policies, user-intuitive GUI, and updated exploit knowledgebase. Thus, NetXploit reduces the window of cyber risks for an organization and minimizes the potential damage to data and computer networks. No doubt, its Pakistan's first indigenous Network Pentesting Toolkit. The same solution can be utilized by Cyber Insurance companies to get an insight of the organizations’ cyber security posture, before they charge any company.

Project Objectives

Net Xploit endeavors to provide a cost-effective, smart & real-time network pentesting solution that ensures that the targeted network is secure. The main objectives of NetXploit are as follow:

• To develop Pakistan’s first automated and real-time pentesting toolkit that can automate whole Cyber Kill Chain Methodology, with just one click.
• To deploy a low-cost and user-intuitive network security solution nationwide for enterprises/ organizations to aid them in preventing cyber security threats and data breaches.
• To get better insight of the security of communication networks and to employ our knowledge and practical skills pertaining to communication networks and network security to the best of society.

Project Implementation Method

NetXploit is a software solution ported onto MINi PC in order to make the whole Cyber Kill Chain Process efficient, automated and portable. NetXploit starts by providing a list of all wireless networks in the vicinity. It then attempts to crack the Wi-Fi’s key to retrieve pass phrase and penetrates into the target network. Next, NetXploit automatically scans the entire network and performs ping sweeps, port scans etc, to determine the network’s topology, number of connected devices, their IP addresses, open ports, running services, installed Operating Systems etc. Based on its updated exploit knowledge base, it then performs vulnerability assessment and further tries to exploit the targeted computer/ resource. After successfully executing attacks, it presents an extensive post-test report that highlights the security threat level of the network. NetXploit helps in early detection of vulnerabilities, which reduces the window of cyber risks and mitigates the potential damage to data and computer networks.

Benefits of the Project

NetXploit can benefit organizations in following ways.

• Penetration Testing helps network administrator know the actual cyber security posture of his organizations.

• Real time and automated penetration testing of networks allow even non-techie administrators to conduct vulnerability assessment of the network
• NetXploit has Intuitive GUI and pre-loaded policies; hence no prior user training is required
• Auto updated knowledge-base makes it even more effective in detecting and reporting new vulnerabilities.
• The added feature of automated scheduled scanning requires no operational overhead.
• The extended post-pentesting report gives a holistic view of security of the entire network.
• The solution is easily scalable. A Mini-PC with increased resources can work for large organizations, and increased traffic
• Same solution can be used by Cyber Insurance Companies to get an insight of the cyber security posture of the customer’s network and charge them for services accordingly.
• NetXploit can replace proprietary solutions like Nessus, Core Impact, Immunity Canvas etc that costs millions of dollars per year, thereby reducing forex.

The major customer segments for NetXploit are:

• Government, enterprises
• Sensitive organizations
• Corporate sector
• Financial institutions
• Cyber Insurance Companies etc

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Our final deliverable consists of a stand-alone and high processing Mini-PC on which our software solution is installed. The reason of porting the software solution onto mini PC is to make the overall solution portable, maintain scalability and preserve IP rights as well. This portable hardware-based all-in-one penetration suite can be used by military, sensitive organizations and enterprises to conduct fully automated and effective security assessments of their computer networks, assess IT systems for missing patches and any known vulnerability.

Final Deliverable of the Project

Software System

Type of Industry

IT , Finance , Security , Telecommunication

Technologies

Others

Sustainable Development Goals

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Required Resources

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