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Ethical Hacking: Scanning Networks

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Overview

Become an ethical hacker. Learn how to detect network vulnerabilities through scanning, and use tools and techniques for evading IDS detection, concealing, spoofing, and tunneling.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Scan the LAN
  • What you should know
  • Hacking ethically
  • Setting up your virtual network
1. Scanning Overview and Methodology
  • Roadmapping a scan
  • Scanning techniques
  • Scanning vs. penetration testing
  • Scanning IPv6 networks
  • Port scanning countermeasures
  • Challenge: Compare pen test from a vulnerability scan
  • Solution: Compare pen test from a vulnerability scan
2. Identifying Live Systems Using Protocols
  • The three-way handshake
  • TCP flags
  • Idle scans
  • Scan and query DNS
  • Scan using ICMP
  • Banner grabbing
  • Challenge: Using online tools for discovery
  • Solution: Using online tools for discovery
3. Blueprint the Network
  • Map a network with Nmap
  • Passive operating system discovery
  • SSDP for discovery
  • Other network mapping tools
4. Vulnerability Scanning
  • Scanning for vulnerabilities
  • Discovering vulnerabilities with Acunetix
  • Using commercial and free scanners
5. Scanning Tools
  • Use hping
  • Scan with Nikto
  • Exploring NetScan Tools
6. Evading Detection
  • Intrusion detection systems
  • Use IP fragmentation scan
  • Staying anonymous
  • Challenge: Draw a network diagram
  • Solution: Draw a network diagram
7. Concealing and Spoofing
  • Hiding with onion routing
  • Obscuring with Proxifier and SocksChain
  • IP addresses spoofing countermeasures
  • IP spoofing detection techniques
8. Tunneling
  • HTTP
  • SSH
  • Defend against tunneling
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Lisa Bock

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