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2. SEC 420 Week 1 Discussion Ethical Hacking For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com "Ethical Hacking" Select one of the following and discuss in no less than three paragraphs, and have at least one response to another student of at least one paragraph: Suppose a coworker approaches you and asks what an ethical hacker does. She does not understand the role that an ethical hacker plays in the security industry and assumes that such a hacker intentionally causes damage. Explain to your hypothetical coworker what an ethical hacker is and the fundamental manner in which such a hacker differs from a black hat hacker. Justify yo

3. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 2 Discussion Scanning for Exploits For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com "Scanning for Exploits" Select one of the following and discuss in no less than three paragraphs, and have at least one response to another student of at least one paragraph: Suppose you work as a security analyst and during a weekly meeting your supervisor asks for your opinion about the ways in which the department could best identify vulnerabilities that a hacker could potentially exploit on a network. Analyze the potential security concerns

4. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 2 Lab Assignment 1 Footprinting and Reconnaissance For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Lab 1 (Exercise I): “Collecting Information on Target Website Using Firebug.” Lab Assignment 1 Due Week 2 and worth 38 points Complete the following EC-Council Labs. Note: Labs contain deliverables that are parti

5. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 3 Discussion Viruses and Antivirus Utilities For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com "Viruses and Antivirus Utilities" Select one of the following and discuss in no less than three paragraphs, and have at least one response to another student of at least one paragraph: Go to the web, research new worms or viruses. Analyze the primary manner in which one particular virus or worm was successful. Summarize the one way in which the virus or worm avoided defense mechanisms. Suggest at least two ways in which the infected parties could have

6. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 3 Lab Assignment 2 Scanning Networks For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Lab 1 (Exercise IV): “Understanding Network Scanning Using Nmap” Lab Assignment 2 Due Week 3 and worth 59 points Complete the following EC-Council Labs. Note: Labs contain deliverables that are partially derived from the following course required textbook: EC-Council Press. (2017). Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures:

7. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 3 Lab Assignment 2 Scanning Networks For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Lab 1 (Exercise IV): “Understanding Network Scanning Using Nmap” Lab Assignment 2 Due Week 3 and worth 59 points Complete the following EC-Council Labs. Note: Labs contain deliverables that are partially derived from the following course required textbook: EC-Council Press. (2017). Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures:

8. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 4 Discussion What if For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com "What If?" Select one of the following and discuss in no less than three paragraphs, and have at least one response to another student of at least one paragraph: Review the “What if” case in Chapter 4 from the Book: Attack Phases. Discuss the ethical concerns of Doug’s actions. What might the ramifications or consequences of his actions be? Why?

9. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 4 Lab Assignment 3Enumeration For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Lab 2 (Exercise V): "Performing Network Enumeration Using NetBIOS Enumerator.” Lab 3 (Exercise VI): “Enumerating a Network Using SoftPerfect Network Scanner.” Lab Assignment 3

10. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 5 Discussion What if For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com "What If?" Select one of the following and discuss in no less than three paragraphs, and have at least one response to another student of at least one paragraph: Review the “What if” case in Chapter 5 from Attack Phases. Discuss the ethical and legal concerns of Brian’s actions. What might the ramifications or consequences of his actions be? Why?

11. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 5 Lab Assignment 4 System Hacking For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Lab 5 (Exercise V): “Dumping and Cracking SAM Hashes to Extract Plaintext Passwords.” Lab 6 (Exercise III): “Auditing System Passwords Using L0phtCrack.” Lab 7 (Exercise XV): “Viewing, Enabling, and Clearing the Auditing Policy Using Auditpol.” Lab Assignment 4

12. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 6 Discussion Internet Security For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com "Internet Security" Select one of the following and discuss in no less than three paragraphs, and have at least one response to another student of at least one paragraph: Review the source below. Pay particular attention to the viruses and worms mentioned and the details surrounding its attack. Provide a brief summary, and discuss your thoughts on the severity of the threat, and how you would have dealt with the problem.

13. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 6 Lab Assignment 5Malware Threats For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Lab Assignment 5 Due Week 6 and worth 59 points Complete the following EC-Council Labs. Note: Labs contain deliverables that are partially derived from the following course required textbook: EC-Council Press. (2017). Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures: Threats and Defense Mechanisms (2nd ed.). Lab 1 (Exercise I): “Creating HTTP Trojan.”

14. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 7 Discussion System Upgrade For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com "System Upgrade" Select one of the following and discuss in no less than three paragraphs, and have at least one response to another student of at least one paragraph: Imagine a scenario where Jane, an administrative employee of a company, receives a call from James, the company’s security administrator. He announces that he is calling everyone to inform them about this coming weekend’s upgrade to the accounting system. James adds

15. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 7 Lab Assignment 6 Sniffing For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Lab Assignment 6 Due Week 7 and worth 38 points Complete the following EC-Council Labs. Note: Labs contain deliverables that are partially derived from the following course required textbook: EC-Council Press. (2017). Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures:

16. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 8 Discussion Phishing For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com "Phishing" Select one of the following and discuss in no less than three paragraphs, and have at least one response to another student of at least one paragraph: Research phishing schemes on the web. Find a recent scheme and summarize and discuss why it may have been successful. What are the red flags that one should look out for to avoid becoming a victim, and what should one

17. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 week 8 Lab Assignment 7 Social Engineering For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Lab Assignment 7 Due Week 8 and worth 59 points Complete the following EC-Council Labs. Note: Labs contain deliverables that are partially derived from the following course required textbook: EC-Council Press. (2017). Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures:

18. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 9 Discussion What If For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com "What If?" Select one of the following and discuss in no less than three paragraphs, and have at least one response to another student of at least one paragraph: Consider the “what if” case in Chapter 6 of Threats and Defense Mechanisms. Why was the Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack successful? What could

19. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 9 Web Application Attack Scenario For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Assignment: Web Application Attack Scenario Due Week 9 and worth 220 points Suppose that you are currently employed as an Information Security Manager for a medium-sized software development and outsourcing services company. The Software Development Director has asked you to provide a detailed analytical report for her department regarding the most common web application threats and the manner in which their products could compromise customer financial data.

20. SEC 420 StrCompetitive Success/tutorialrank.com SEC 420 Week 10 Discussion Buffer Overflow For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com "Buffer Overflow" Select one of the following and discuss in no less than three paragraphs, and have at least one response to another student of at least one paragraph: Explain one of the challenges that a hacker faces when attempting to cause a segmentation fault by overflowing a buffer. Further, discuss the main ways in which an attacker can avoid detection of No Operations (NOPs) by an intrusion detection system, and examine the

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