Ethical Hacking: System Hacking

Course details

Ethical hacking involves testing to see if an organization's network is vulnerable to outside attacks. It's one of the most desired skills in an IT security professional. In this course, security ambassador Lisa Bock guides you through the System Hacking competency from the CEH Body of Knowledge. Find out how hackers are able to hack into a system and gain access. Learn about privilege escalation, keyloggers, and spyware. Plus, explore countermeasures that IT security professionals can take to prevent these attacks.

Concepts

Introduction

Hacking the system
Getting the most out of this course
Hacking ethically

Understanding System Hacking

Setting the stage
Getting a foothold
Authenticating a user
Challenge - Reviewing Entra ID authentication methods
Solution - Reviewing Entra ID authentication methods

Gaining Access

Acquiring passwords
Discovering password tools
Cracking passwords
Employing rainbow tables
Defending against password attacks

Exploiting Vulnerabilities

Leveraging security flaws
Overflowing the buffer
Enhancing software security

Escalating Privileges

Understanding privilege escalation
Obtaining administrator privileges
Defending against privilege escalation

Maintaining Access

Dissecting rootkits
User Mode and Kernel Mode
Using rootkits
Detect, remove, and avoid rootkits

Grasping Keyloggers

Outlining keystroke loggers
Protecting against keylogging

Recognizing Spyware

Explaining spyware behavior
Mobile spyware and invasive apps
Defending against spyware

Hiding in Plain Sight

Using steganography
Swimming in the NTFS data stream
Using whitespace steganography
Detecting steganography

Maintaining Persistence

Remaining in the system
Staying under the radar
Defend against persistence attacks

Covering Tracks

Disabling logging and hiding files
Outlining ways to cover your tracks
Summarize the course and what's next