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Threats, Attacks, and Web Application Fundamentals

Threats, Attacks, and Web Application Fundamentals is a course in Cybersecurity Fundamentals & Career Entry. 10 lessons covering Malware Types: Viruses, Worms, Trojans, Ransomware, And Fileless; Phishing, Spear Phishing, And Social Engineering: The Human Attack Surface; Password Attacks: Brute Force, Spraying, And Credential Stuffing.

10 published lessons · Online learning · Part of Learn & Grow

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What this course covers

  1. Malware Types: Viruses, Worms, Trojans, Ransomware, And Fileless · 8 min
  2. Phishing, Spear Phishing, And Social Engineering: The Human Attack Surface · 8 min
  3. Password Attacks: Brute Force, Spraying, And Credential Stuffing · 8 min
  4. Denial Of Service And Distributed Denial Of Service Explained · 8 min
  5. Man-In-The-Middle Attacks And How Encryption Stops Them · 8 min
  6. Sql Injection: How It Works And Why Input Validation Matters · 8 min
  7. Cross-Site Scripting And Web Application Basics For Analysts · 8 min
  8. Zero-Day Vulnerabilities And Responsible Disclosure · 8 min
  9. Threat Intelligence: What It Is And How To Consume It Practically · 8 min
  10. Building A Threat Profile For A Fictional Organisation · 8 min

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