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What is the primary goal of a vulnerability assessment?
What is the primary goal of a vulnerability assessment?
Which type of social engineering tactic involves creating a fake scenario to gain trust?
Which type of social engineering tactic involves creating a fake scenario to gain trust?
What is the last step in a vulnerability assessment?
What is the last step in a vulnerability assessment?
What is the primary goal of incident response?
What is the primary goal of incident response?
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What is the primary goal of social engineering?
What is the primary goal of social engineering?
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What is the primary goal of penetration testing?
What is the primary goal of penetration testing?
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What is the first step in the network exploitation process?
What is the first step in the network exploitation process?
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What is the primary goal of incident response?
What is the primary goal of incident response?
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Which network exploitation technique involves intercepting and altering communication between two parties?
Which network exploitation technique involves intercepting and altering communication between two parties?
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Study Notes
Ethical Hacking
Penetration Testing
- Simulated cyber attack against a computer system, network, or web application to test its defenses
- Goals:
- Identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses
- Evaluate the effectiveness of security measures
- Provide recommendations for improvement
- Types of penetration testing:
- Network penetration testing: testing a network's defenses
- Web application penetration testing: testing a web application's defenses
- Social engineering penetration testing: testing human vulnerabilities
Network Exploitation
- Process of identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in a network to gain unauthorized access
- Steps:
- Reconnaissance: gathering information about the target network
- Scanning: identifying open ports and services
- Vulnerability identification: identifying potential vulnerabilities
- Exploitation: using identified vulnerabilities to gain access
- Post-exploitation: maintaining access and escalating privileges
- Common network exploitation techniques:
- TCP/IP hijacking
- DNS spoofing
- Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks
Incident Response
- Process of responding to a security incident or breach
- Goals:
- Contain the incident
- Eradicate the root cause
- Recover from the incident
- Implement measures to prevent future incidents
- Steps:
- Identification: identifying the incident
- Containment: isolating the affected systems or networks
- Eradication: removing the root cause of the incident
- Recovery: restoring systems and data to a known good state
- Lessons learned: documenting the incident and implementing improvements
Vulnerability Assessment
- Process of identifying, classifying, and prioritizing vulnerabilities in a system or network
- Types of vulnerability assessments:
- Network vulnerability assessment: identifying vulnerabilities in a network
- Web application vulnerability assessment: identifying vulnerabilities in a web application
- Host-based vulnerability assessment: identifying vulnerabilities in a host system
- Steps:
- Information gathering: collecting data about the target system or network
- Vulnerability identification: identifying potential vulnerabilities
- Risk assessment: prioritizing vulnerabilities based on risk
- Reporting: documenting findings and recommendations
Social Engineering
- Process of manipulating individuals into divulging confidential information or performing certain actions
- Types of social engineering:
- Phishing: using email or messaging to trick individuals into divulging information
- Pretexting: creating a fake scenario to gain trust
- Baiting: using physical media to install malware
- Quid pro quo: offering a service or benefit in exchange for information
- Common social engineering tactics:
- Urgency: creating a sense of urgency to prompt action
- Authority: using authority figures to gain trust
- Scarcity: creating a sense of scarcity to prompt action
- Reciprocity: offering a benefit in exchange for information
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Test your knowledge of ethical hacking concepts, including penetration testing, network exploitation, incident response, vulnerability assessment, and social engineering. Learn about the different types of penetration testing, network exploitation techniques, and social engineering tactics.
