Attackers have many tools for attacking passwords and user credentials. In this video, you’ll learn about password hashes, brute force attacks, and dictionary attacks. << Previous Video: Malware and Ransomware Next Video: Deauthentication >> We use usernames and passwords to authenticate into many different systems. This could be an operating system or an application. But […]
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Malware infections can create unexpected downtime and data breaches. In this video, you’ll learn about malware and ransomware. << Previous Video: Rogue Services Next Video: Password Attacks >> Malware is software that’s been installed onto your system that’s designed to be malicious. For example, you might have malware installed that gathers information from the keystrokes
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Keeping rogue devices off the network is an important security policy. In this video, you’ll learn about rogue DHCP servers, rogue access points, and evil twins. << Previous Video: Spoofing Next Video: Malware and Ransomware >> When most people connect to a network, their device is assigned an IP address from an existing DHCP, or
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Spoofing allows an attacker to appear as a legitimate network user. In this video, you’ll learn about IP spoofing, MAC spoofing, and how to identify and stop these attack types. << Previous Video: VLAN Hopping Next Video: Rogue Services >> If there’s a device on your network that is pretending to be a completely different
VLANs are designed to prevent communication between subnets. In this video, you’ll learn how an attacker can use VLAN hopping to circumvent VLAN segmentation. << Previous Video: On-path Attacks Next Video: Spoofing >> If you look at the network configuration on your enterprise network, you’ll notice there are many different VLANs that have been configured.
If an attacker can get into the middle of a conversation, they can effectively read and modify all network communication. In this video, you’ll learn about on-path attacks and how to prevent them. << Previous Video: Denial of Service Next Video: VLAN Hopping >> When we communicate to a web server, we’re usually assuming that
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Some attackers are interested in causing as much downtime as possible. In this video, you’ll learn about denial of service attacks and how bots and botnets are used to create network service outages. << Previous Video: Risk Management Next Video: On-path Attacks >> A very broad description of a denial of service is when someone
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Managing risk is a constant task for any security administrator. In this video, you’ll learn about threat assessments, vulnerability scans, penetration testing, posture assessments, and more. << Previous Video: Authentication Methods Next Video: Denial of Service >> Threats to your network can come from anywhere. And it’s important as a system administrator or security professional
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