Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Advanced Cyber Security Training: Hands-On Password Attacks
On this course, learners explored different types of password attacks and how to use them in a penetration test and security assessment. Through practical experience, they gained understanding of how malicious password attacks occur and what they can do to prevent them.
2 weeks, 2 hours per week
Jay Bavisi
President
EC-Council
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Understand how to set up a small environment for security testing
- Understand how to bypass passwords using Brute Force Attacks, Dictionary Attacks, Rainbow table attacks and keyloggers
- Understand how to use different tools to perform password attacks
- Understand how to prevent Brute Force Attacks, Dictionary Attacks, Rainbow table attacks and sniffing via keyloggers how to create strong passwords that you will never forget
- Explore tools to help you prevent password attacks and/or create a strong password
Syllabus
- Easy to understand videos and explanations
- Learn multiple hands-on password attacks that can be used in penetration tests and security assessments
- Basic Theory behind password cryptography, hashing and entropy Interesting Case studies showing what to do and what not to do
- Bypassing your first password
- Brute Force Attacks
- Dictionary Attacks
- Rainbow Table Attacks
- The downside of passwords
- Remedies and Mitigations
- Case Studies
Issued on 16th May 2021
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