Vulnerabilities and Exploits from Skillsoft

Online, Self-Paced

This course covers how common threat sources actually get exploited. You will learn about social engineering, exploit kits, ransomware, and much more.

Learning Objectives

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

start the course
describe what white hat hackers are and how they can help ameliorate the security of a business or product
describe what social engineering is and why it can be so dangerous
specify how phishing can affect the security of a business
recognize deceptive e-mail messages
describe how exploit kits can be used to take advantage of vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications
define ransomware attacks and how they can affect sensitive data
describe how the influence of governments in hacking incidents has become a large issue for IT security
specify how bug bounties can help result in more exploits being found and fixed
describe how web-based applications have gained more popularity and what implications for data security they have
describe how WAFs can protect web applications
list and define disaster recovery terms such as BCP, DRP, RTO, and RPO

Practice: Recalling Attack Details

describe how malicious users use tools to exploit vulnerabilities

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):