Vulnerabilities and Exploits
Beginner
- 12 videos | 50m 39s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
Discover how common threat sources actually get exploited, in the world of web security. During this course, you will learn about white hat hackers, social engineers, phishing, social engineering attempts, exploit kits, ransomware, state sponsored hacking, and bug bounties. See how web-based applications have become more popular and what popularity means for data security. Look at Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), and how they protect web applications. Identify disaster recovery terms, such as BCP, DRP, RTO, and RPO. As a review exercise, you will describe how malicious users use tools to exploit vulnerabilities.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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describe what white hat hackers are and how they can help ameliorate the security of a business or product
describe what social engineering is and why it can be so dangerous
specify how phishing can affect the security of a business
recognize deceptive e-mail messages
describe how exploit kits can be used to take advantage of vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications
define ransomware attacks and how they can affect sensitive data -
describe how the influence of governments in hacking incidents has become a large issue for IT security
specify how bug bounties can help result in more exploits being found and fixed
describe how web-based applications have gained more popularity and what implications for data security they have
describe how WAFs can protect web applications
list and define disaster recovery terms such as BCP, DRP, RTO, and RPO
dsecribe how malicious users use tools to exploit vulnerabilities
IN THIS COURSE
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2m 10s
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5m 3s
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3. Phishing2m 29s
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4. Identifying Social Engineering Attempts5m 17s
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5. Exploit Kits5m 52s
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6. Ransomware4m 35s
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7. State Sponsored Hacking3m 33s
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8. Bug Bounties1m 37s
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9. Web-based Applications6m 15s
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10. Web Application Firewalls (WAFs)2m 54s
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11. Disaster Recovery6m
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12. Exercise: List Hacker Tools and Methods4m 56s
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