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The bad guys just keep getting better! No matter how much patching and tweaking we do, the bad guys' constantly changing tactics and techniques continue harming our networks, stealing and damaging data, and just generally screw things up.
What motivates someone to do such terrible things in the first place? How have these hackers changed and improved? What kinds of attacks are popular now and why?
In this hour-long webinar, security expert, former hacker and Global Knowledge instructor Phillip D. Shade will provide insight into understanding the latest hacking techniques, what the current threat landscape looks like, and suggested countermeasures to mitigate threats.
He will include specific examples of the current threat landscape, including data mining, social engineering cyber threat terminology, man-in-the- middle attacks and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
Global Knowledge instructor Phillip D. Shade, CNX-E, CWNA, PASTech, WNAX-Forensics, is the founder of Merlion's Keep Consulting, a professional services company specializing in network and forensics analysis. An internationally recognized network security and forensics expert with more than 30 years of experience, Phillip is a member of FBI InfraGard, Computer Security Institute and the IEEE, and he is a volunteer at the Cyber Warfare Forum Initiative.
Outline:
- What is a Hacker? An Introduction to the Dark Side of the Internet
- Meet the Hacker's Best Friend: You! (Social Engineering 101)
- Current Threat Landscape: What's Old is New Again and the Return of the Old Favorites
- Man-in-the-Middle
- Phishing
- Drive-by Downloads
- Cyber Survival 101: Forget Preventing Attacks. Learn How to Best Defend Against and Repair Things
- Once the Damage Has Been Done