Certified Ethical Hacker: Hacking Web Servers (Update Avail.)


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Overview/Description
When an organization's web servers are attacked, valuable information can be exposed. A web server attack may include data theft, or web site defacement, but can also pose threats to other servers or services. In this course we look at how hackers attack web servers, the tools they use, and the countermeasures you can implement to protect the organization. This course is one of a series of courses which can used in preparation for the Certified Ethical Hacker 312-50 exam. The course has been developed in partnership with EC-Council and is based on their Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures course materials and labs.

Target Audience
Network and information security professionals

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Certified Ethical Hacker: Hacking Web Servers (Update Avail.)

  • identify reasons why web servers are often compromised
  • differentiate between different types of web server attacks
  • recognize web server identification tools
  • identify precautionary steps to take to protect against web server attacks
  • sequence the steps you would perform to complete a penetration test on your web servers
  • identify web server hacking techniques and countermeasures against them
  • Course Number:
    sp_ceth_a10_it_enus

    Expertise Level
    Intermediate