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Threat Hunting

Use network forensics tools to analyse network traffic and identify any network abuse for a given scenario.

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    6 hours
Overview
Requirements

Discover how to gather and analyse information to monitor a security breach

In the first week of this course, we will look into common attacks and how to identify them when analysing network traffic.

In the second week, we will analyse captured network traffic to report forensic findings related to specific attacks for a given scenario. This will be achieved by applying an appropriate digital forensic methodology.

What topics will you cover?

  • Introduction to malware
  • Static and dynamic analysis
  • Automated analysis
  • Cyber INT
  • Honeynets revisited
  • Big brother IS watching you
  • Network traffic and packet analysis
  • Network abuse identification
  • Digital forensics methodologies
  • Timeline creation and analysis

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Synthesise familiarity with common attacks and demonstrate ability to identify certain actions for a given scenario.
  • Explore digital evidence and report forensic findings related to specific attacks for a given scenario by applying an appropriate digital forensic methodology.

Who is the course for?

MSc Cyber Security students.

What software or tools do you need?

Kali Linux

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

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