If you don’t know the password, your only option is to guess. In this video, you’ll learn about brute-force attacks and how they can be made more efficient with dictionary attacks and rainbow tables. << Previous Video: Man-in-the-Middle Next: Spoofing >> If you were to see the storage of user names and passwords on a […]
A man-in-the-middle attack allows the attacker to invisibly watch everything you’re doing. In this video, you’ll learn about man-in-the-middle attacks and how one type of man-in-the-middle attack can take advantage of ARP traffic. << Previous Video: Zero-day Attacks Next: Brute Force Attacks >> What if there was a way for an attacker to get in
The worst attacks are the ones you don’t know about. In this video, you’ll learn about zero-day attacks and some real-world zero-day vulnerabilities. << Previous Video: Denial of Service Next: Man-in-the-Middle >> There are operating systems and applications that you are using right now that contain vulnerabilities. The problem is that we don’t know what
A properly placed denial of service attack can shut down a business. In this video, you’ll learn about the different DoS attacks and how they can be distributed using botnets. << Previous Video: Social Engineering Attacks Next: Zero-Day Attacks >> A denial of service is when some type of external force is causing a service
One of the best ways to circumvent security controls is to manipulate people instead of technology. In this video, you’ll learn about social engineering and how attackers use good people to do bad things. << Previous Video: Anti-Malware Tools Next: Denial of Service >> One of the challenges in fighting social engineering is you never
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If you’re fighting malware, then you’ll need the right tools. In this video, you’ll learn about the Windows Recovery Environment, software-based firewalls, secure DNS, and more. << Previous Video: Types of Malware Next: Social Engineering Attacks >> If you want to stop malicious code from running on your computer, you’ll need anti-virus software and anti-malware
There are many ways that attackers can use to infect your system with malware. In this video, you’ll learn about viruses, worms, botnets, and more. << Previous Video: Wireless Security Next: Anti-Malware Tools >> If you’ve ever turned on your computer and received a message like this one that says, “Your computer has been locked,”
