Ethical Hacking: Introduction to Ethical Hacking

Ethical hacking tests the strength of an organization's defenses and is a desired skill for any IT professional. In this course, security expert Lisa Bock explains how to protect data in a digital world and covers the basics of Information security. She begins by discussing how to layer defenses and outlines the power of using adaptive security controls. Lisa describes how artificial intelligence can help early threat detection and explains the benefits of MITRE ATT&CK, which provides tools and techniques specific to the ethical hacking process. She then stresses the need to maintain a vigilant posture, by using threat modeling and cyber threat intelligence. Lisa also provides an overview of the various hacker frameworks and reviews the laws and standards that define best practice behavior. She concludes by covering why it’s essential to perform ethical hacking, examines attack types and motives, lists the main hacking phases, and outlines the desired skills of an ethical hacker.