Play by Play: Ethical Hacking - Deconstructing the Hack
In this Play by Play, we talk through a number of real world hacking incidents that align to courses within the Ethical Hacking series. We don't just talk, we take these incidents and explore the mechanics of how the underlying risks are exploited.
What you'll learn
Attacks against information systems have become the established norm for online assets these days. Hacktivists, career criminals, and nation states are all actively compromising our systems with unprecedented regularity, but for many technology professionals, the risks to them remain hypothetical; they hear about these incidents on the news but don't get exposure to how the attacks are actually executed. In this Play by Play, we talk through a number of real world hacking incidents that align to courses within the Ethical Hacking series. But we don't just talk, we take these incidents and explore the mechanics of how the underlying risks are actually exploited. It's a real world, very practical look at the state of online security as we deconstruct the hacks.
Table of contents
- The Nissan Attacks 2m
- Breaking Down a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack 5m
- Coordinating a DDoS Attack with Low Orbit Ion Cannon (LOIC) 3m
- Exploring Automated Tools for DDoS Attacks and How to Prevent Attacks 7m
- Corporate Espionage and Troy's Vulnerability Discover with Nissan 3m
- Thinking Defense in Depth and Educating the Masses 6m
- Conclusion 1m
About the authors
Troy Hunt is a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP for Developer Security, an ASPInsider, and a full time Author for Pluralsight—a leader in online training for technology and creative professionals. Troy has been building software for browsers since the very early days of the web and possesses an exceptional ability to distill complex subjects into relatable explanations. This has led Troy to become an industry thought leader in the security space and produce more than twenty top-rated courses ... more
Gary Eimerman is VP of IT Pro Content at Pluralsight. He brought his expertise over from TrainSignal, where he spent eight years helping to grow the company into the leader in online IT training. Gary has a B.B.A. in Management Information Systems from University of Iowa and brings hands-on experience with computer hardware, networking and administration, as well as a passion for education, to the Pluralsight team.