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Welcome to Week 2

This article highlights the key learnings of this week.
Last week, you learned Network Security in detail and explored different types of routers and firewalls.

In this second week of the course, you will build upon the knowledge you gained in the past week, learn about the major network security attacks, and explore wireless security in depth.

Here are the highlights of what you will learn this week:

1. Explore network attacks in detail
2. Understand what a malware attack is
3. Introduction to Phishing, Sniffing, and Injection Attacks
4. Learn to set up your wireless testing environment
5. Explore different wireless attack tools and learn about wireless security

Get ready to level up your skills!

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Introduction to Effective Network Analysis

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