CompTIA A+ 220-1102

Microsoft Defender Antivirus is included with Windows by default, and it’s important to know how to manage this service when troubleshooting. In this video, you’ll learn about activating, deactivating, and updating the virus definitions in Microsoft Defender Antivirus. << Previous Video: Security Vulnerabilities Next Video: Windows Firewall >> If you’re running Windows 10 or Windows […]

There are many opportunities that an attacker might use to gain access to a system. In this video, you’ll learn about non-compliant systems, unpatched and unprotected systems, product support lifetimes, and the challenge of securing BYOD systems. << Previous Video: Cross-Site Scripting Next Video: Defender Antivirus >> If you were to look at the logs

A cross-site scripting attack allows an attacker to obtain access to a trusted third-party website. In this video, you’ll learn about cross-site scripting and view a demonstration of a cross-site scripting attack. << Previous Video: SQL Injection Next Video: Security Vulnerabilities >> In this video, we’ll look at ways that cross-site scripting can be used

A poorly written application can allow users to inject their own code into the app. In this video, you’ll learn about SQL injection and view a demonstration of a SQL injection in a web-based application. << Previous Video: Insider Threats Next Video: Cross-Site Scripting >> When you use an application, it’s common for us to

A significant security challenges comes from inside the organization itself. In this video, you’ll learn about insider threats and how insiders are recruited by attackers to provide access to an organization’s private data. << Previous Video: Password Attacks Next Video: SQL Injection >> Insider threats are a remarkably difficult problem to protect against. People inside

Attackers know that the password is often the only security feature preventing access to your private information. In this video, you’ll learn about secure password storage, brute force attacks, and dictionary attacks. << Previous Video: On-Path Attacks Next Video: Insider Threats >> Our passwords are often the only credential that’s preventing somebody from gaining access

An on-path attack can view and modify network traffic without the user knowing an attack is occurring. In this video, you’ll learn about on-path attacks and how ARP poisoning can be used to create an on-path attack. << Previous Video: Zero-Day Attacks Next Video: Password Attacks >> There’s an interesting attack that allows an attacker

Our applications and operating systems may have vulnerabilities inside that we simply haven’t discovered yet. In this video, you’ll learn about zero-day attacks and how to protect against them. << Previous Video: Denial of Service Next Video: On-Path Attacks >> The operating systems and applications that you use every day may have a security vulnerability

A denial of service can create extensive outages and downtime on a network. In this video, you’ll learn about denial of service techniques, distributed denial of service attacks, botnets, and more. << Previous Video: Social Engineering Next Video: Zero-Day Attacks >> A denial of service is when an attacker causes a service to fail. This

Social engineering can circumvent security controls without using any technology. In this video, you’ll learn about phishing, shoulder surfing, piggybacking, wireless evil twins, and more. << Previous Video: Anti-Malware Tools Next Video: Denial of Service >> Attacks that involve social engineering are constantly evolving. Attackers are finding new ways to engage with people to get