Understanding Attacks & Prevention Practices
Beginner
- 10 videos | 1h 1m 18s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
Online user accounts are one of easiest entry points for savvy hackers. Discover why and how most common user account breaches happen, as well as general security practices to help protect against potential intrusions via user accounts.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Describe goals and motives for user account security attacks
Distinguish between the different phases of a security attack
Identify characteristics of username enumeration
Identify characteristics of cross site request forgery (csrf)
Distinguish between the different types of web server password cracking techniques -
Identify best practices for performing vulnerability scanning to prevent user account compromise
Identify best practices for patching and updating to prevent user account compromise
Identify best-practice network protocols to protect against general security attacks
Identify best-practice account protocols to protect against user account security attacks
Identify best practices for event logging as a method for identifying and preventing account security breaches
IN THIS COURSE
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4m 19s
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7m 58s
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3. Username Enumeration3m 45s
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4. CSRF5m 39s
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5. Web Server Password Cracking5m 48s
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6. Vulnerability Scanning8m 40s
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7. Patches and Updates6m 56s
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8. Implementing Common Network Protocols5m 56s
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9. Implementing Common Account Protocols6m 33s
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10. Event Logging5m 46s
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