Finding weaknesses in cryptosystems is not simply an exercise for cryptanalysts but also a goal of hackers. This course explores cryptographic and wireless attacks and will prepare you for the Security+ SY0-501 exam.
Learning Objectives
Cryptographic Attacks
- start the course
- recognize brute-force and dictionary attacks
- demonstrate brute-force tools
- describe birthday, known plaintext, and cipher attacks
- compare online vs. offline attacks
- define collisions
- describe downgrade attacks
Wireless Attacks
- recognize replay attacks
- specify initialization vector weaknesses
- compare evil twins and rogue apps
- describe jamming
- compare bluejacking and bluesnarfing
- define WPS attacks
- recognize disassociation attacks
- compare RFID and near field communication (NFC)
Practice: Crypto and Wireless Attacks
- recognize cryptographic and wireless attacks