Security Tools Literacy (Beginner Level)

Topics covered

• choose the correct security tools for specific jobs
• create a SecTools environment
• describe artificial intelligence (AI) and the general goals of using it
• describe common components of AI including learning, perception, and reasoning
• describe ethical hacking
• describe why ethical hacking is an important activity
• discuss the history of AI dating back to when the field of artificial intelligence was first researched
• explain how the MS Exchange Server attack was discovered
• explain the different indicators of compromise
• identify and use appropriate tools to exploit a system on the network
• identify the tools available to detect and exploit log4j vulnerabilities
• identify what Kali Linux is and why it is useful
• list common benefits of working with AI such as better efficiency, productivity, and problem solving
• list different tools that can be used to detect the exploit
• outline common scenarios in when Wireshark might be used
• outline how the attack was discovered and disclosed
• outline potential limitations of the Wireshark utility
• outline reasons why security professionals prefer Nmap over other scanning tools
• outline some of the reasons why Kali Linux may not be a good fit
• outline the background of the attack and what made it possible
• provide a brief history of the Network Mapper (Nmap) utility
• provide an overview of Wireshark, its intended purposes, and features
• provide a summary of the MS Exchange Server attack and its impact
• recognize why many modern security professionals use Kali Linux
• use Nessus to perform a vulnerability scan