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Can You Use Snort, IPSec, Wireshark, Nikto, Nmap, and Wapiti to Identify Network Vulnerabilities?

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Part of CySA+: Identify Network Vulnerabilities Topic: General Cyber Security

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What you'll do

In this lab, you will use Snort, IPSec, Wireshark, Nikto, Nmap, and Wapiti to identify network vulnerabilities.

Use Snort as a sniffer
Use Snort as a packet logger
Configure local IP Security Policies
Capture encrypted communications by using Wireshark
Scan for vulnerabilities in web services by using Nikto
Scan for vulnerabilities in web services by using nmap
Scan for vulnerabilities in web services by using Wapiti

Note: Once you begin the lab, you will not be able to pause, save, or exit and then return to your lab. Please ensure that you have set aside enough time to complete the lab before you start.

⏱ About 60 minutes
Counts towards: CompTIA CySA+ (exam CS0-004)

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