DOS and DDOS Attacks: Theory
In this video, you will learn about denial of service (DOS) attacks and distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks. DOS attacks refer to cyber-attacks where the attacker tries to disrupt …
Course: Advanced Cyber Security Training: Network Security
Typical Attacks Against a Network Continued
In this video, you will continue to learn about the typical strategies used by hackers to breach a network, with a focus on insider threat as the most dangerous threat …
Typical Attacks Against a Network
In this video, you will learn about the typical strategies used by hackers to breach a network. Common attack types used by hackers are: reconnaissance phishing and spear phishing DOS …
Yes, You Are a Target!
In this video, you will learn why you are a target for hackers in a personal and professional capacity, even if you are not running a huge corporation. You will …
Running a Phishing Campaign: Considerations
This video explains why you would run a phishing campaign to test your network security and important considerations to make before doing so. A good way to test if your …
ExploitDB
Exploit Database (ExploitDB) is an archive of exploits for the purpose of public security, and it explains what can be found on the database. The ExploitDB is a very useful …
Getting Sneaky: Using DVWA to identify MiTM attacks
This video explains how to use DVWA to monitor network traffic to identify MiTM attacks. DVWA is a web application that is vulnerable to attacks and is therefore useful for …
Identifying Phishing Emails: The Social Engineering Toolkit
This video explains how the Social Engineering Toolkit is used in phishing attempts and includes further advice on how to assess an email’s authenticity. You have already seen several phishing …
Scanning Tools and Methodology Continued
In this video, you will learn SpiderFoot and Nikto as alternate scanning tools. SpiderFoot and Nikto are two other scanning tools that can be used to protect your network. It’s …
Identifying Phishing Emails: Immediate Red Flags
This video uses common phishing email examples to show you how to identify immediate red flags. You probably receive many emails every day and do not have time to check …
Identifying Phishing Emails: The Role of Social Engineering
Social engineering is used in phishing attacks, which are highly prevalent and surprisingly successful. Phishing attacks can target anyone with an email address. These attacks use amygdala hijacking by evoking …
What is an IP address and why is it important?
An IP is an internet protocol address. Essentially, it is a numeric value assigned to a network device, and it is used for the identification and location of a network …
What is Cisco Meraki?
Cisco Meraki is a mobile device management system. There are different MDMs; Meraki is of interest because it has free and paid versions and can work on a wide range …
What is monitoring software?
This article covers monitoring software. It is important to identify a breach in your network as quickly as possible, and monitoring software helps an organization do this. The importance of …
Learning Outcomes
In the coming week, we will cover the following topics: logs, auditing, and using monitoring software what IP addresses can tell you about network users or hackers phishing and spear …
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Advanced Cyber Security Training: Network Security
