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Information Security

Cybersecurity for IT Professionals

via LinkedIn Learning

Description

Protect your networks from cyberattacks. Learn how to implement antivirus protection and firewalls and scan for suspicious activity.

Tags
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Learn the basics and common tools of cybersecurity
  • What you should know
  • Disclaimer
1. Why Cybersecurity?
  • A history of hackers
  • The cyber kill chain
  • Stuxnet and the kill chain
  • Common forms of cyber attack
2. Antivirus
  • Viruses, spyware, and adware
  • Introducing Microsoft Windows Defender
  • Detecting malware with Defender
  • Defender advanced settings
  • Automating scans with task scheduler
  • Other antivirus solutions
3. Firewalls
  • Why firewalls?
  • Windows firewall basics
  • Advanced Windows firewall
  • ZedLan firewall log analyzer
  • Introducing Linux iptables
  • Setting up a simple iptables firewall
4. Network Scanning
  • Getting started with Nmap
  • Advanced Nmap options
  • GUI scanning with Zenmap
5. Network Connections
  • Getting started with netcat
  • Transferring files using netcat
  • Connecting to services
  • Setting up a netcat honeypot
6. Vulnerability Scanning
  • Preparing Nessus to do scanning
  • Setting up a Nessus policy
  • Running a Nessus scan
  • Scheduling scans
7. Web Applications
  • Combating application level threats
  • Running an SQL injection attack
  • Cross-site scripting
  • Installing a web scanner
  • Scanning a website
  • Using a web proxy to inspect traffic
8. Monitoring Packets
  • Explaining networks
  • Capturing packets with Wireshark
  • Making sense of the protocols
  • Using Wireshark filters
  • Capturing intruders with packets
Conclusion
  • Next steps

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Information Security

Cybersecurity for IT Professionals

via LinkedIn Learning
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Protect your networks from cyberattacks. Learn how to implement antivirus protection and firewalls and scan for suspicious activity.

Introduction
  • Learn the basics and common tools of cybersecurity
  • What you should know
  • Disclaimer
1. Why Cybersecurity?
  • A history of hackers
  • The cyber kill chain
  • Stuxnet and the kill chain
  • Common forms of cyber attack
2. Antivirus
  • Viruses, spyware, and adware
  • Introducing Microsoft Windows Defender
  • Detecting malware with Defender
  • Defender advanced settings
  • Automating scans with task scheduler
  • Other antivirus solutions
3. Firewalls
  • Why firewalls?
  • Windows firewall basics
  • Advanced Windows firewall
  • ZedLan firewall log analyzer
  • Introducing Linux iptables
  • Setting up a simple iptables firewall
4. Network Scanning
  • Getting started with Nmap
  • Advanced Nmap options
  • GUI scanning with Zenmap
5. Network Connections
  • Getting started with netcat
  • Transferring files using netcat
  • Connecting to services
  • Setting up a netcat honeypot
6. Vulnerability Scanning
  • Preparing Nessus to do scanning
  • Setting up a Nessus policy
  • Running a Nessus scan
  • Scheduling scans
7. Web Applications
  • Combating application level threats
  • Running an SQL injection attack
  • Cross-site scripting
  • Installing a web scanner
  • Scanning a website
  • Using a web proxy to inspect traffic
8. Monitoring Packets
  • Explaining networks
  • Capturing packets with Wireshark
  • Making sense of the protocols
  • Using Wireshark filters
  • Capturing intruders with packets
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Tags

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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