CompTIA Security+ (SY0-401) Threats and Vulnerabilities
Pluralsight
Course Summary
CompTIA Security+ (2014 Objectives): Domain 3 - Threats and Vulnerabilities
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Course Description
This course covers the material that comprises Domain 3.0 of the CompTIA Security+ SY0-401 certification exam. Topics include types of malware, adware, viruses, spyware and backdoors, along with various types of attacks, including man-in-the-middle attacks, DDoS, Smurf attacks, phishing, xmas attacks, bluesnarfing, bluejacking, dumpster diving, etc. Also covered are various types of application attacks including XSS, XSRF, LDAP injection, SQL injection attacks and the privacy concerns created by cookies, evercookies, LSO, and Flash cookies. Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning is also covered, along with ways to calculate risk when doing security assessments, code, design, and architecture reviews.
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Course Syllabus
Types of Malware- 26m 45s
—Course Overview and Adware 5m 56s
—Virus 3m 41s
—Spyware 1m 15s
—Trojans and Remote Access Tools (RAT) 4m 25s
—Rootkits 1m 15s
—Backdoors 1m 22s
—Logic Bombs 1m 56s
—Botnets and Ransomware 4m 50s
—Polymorphic Malware and Armored Virus 2m 0sTypes of Attacks- 41m 17s
—Overview 1m 54s
—Man-in-the-Middle 2m 52s
—DDoS 5m 18s
—Spoofing 0m 54s
—Spam 1m 13s
—Phishing 1m 52s
—Spim 0m 50s
—Vishing 1m 45s
—Spear Phishing 0m 57s
—Xmas Attack 3m 0s
—Pharming 3m 18s
—Privilege Escalation 2m 21s
—Malicious Insider Threat 0m 50s
—Transitive Access 1m 16s
—Client-Side Attacks 2m 5s
—Password Attacks 7m 6s
—Typo Squatting/URL Hijacking 1m 8s
—Watering Hole Attack 1m 50s
—Module Review 0m 39sEffectiveness of Social Engineering Attacks- 24m 45sWireless Attacks- 23m 3sApplication Attacks- 31m 10sMitigation and Deterrent Techniques- 29m 14sDiscovering Security Threats and Vulnerabilities- 26m 50sPenetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Scanning- 21m 5s
