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Ethical Hacking: Vulnerability Analysis

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Manage risk by assessing vulnerabilities. Learn about the processes, methodologies, and tools you need to find and address weaknesses that attackers might exploit.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Managing risk
  • Discovering resources
  • Hacking ethically: Disclaimer
1. Managing Organizational Risk
  • Risks threats and vulnerabilities
  • Recognizing common vulnerabilities
  • Classifying vulnerabilities
  • Assessing vulnerabilities
  • Vulnerability management life cycle
  • Modeling threats
  • Challenge: Threat modeling exercise
  • Solution: Threat modeling exercise
2. Analyzing Vulnerabilities
  • Common Vulnerability Scoring System
  • Common vulnerabilities and exposures
  • Outsourcing vulnerability analysis
  • Bug bounty white hat hacking
  • Challenge: The Temporal metric group
  • Solution: The Temporal metric group
3. Vulnerability Assessment Tools
  • Installing Kali Linux
  • Assessment tools
  • Nikto demo
  • Securing mobile devices
  • Fuzz testing
4. Defending the LAN
  • LAN vulnerability scanners
  • Scanning the LAN
  • Selecting a vulnerability assessment tool
  • Updates and patches
  • Firewalls and HIDS
  • Vulnerability assessment reports
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Lisa Bock

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