Internet Security (PLAB-DIG-LIT)

Welcome to the Internet Security lab. In this lab, you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.

Overview

Learning Outcomes

In this lab, you will complete the following exercise:

  • Exercise 1 – Common Threats on the Internet
  • Exercise 2 – Implementing Anti-Malware Practices
  • Exercise 3 – Running an Anti-Spyware Application

After completing this lab, you will be able to:

  • Learn about malware.
  • Learn about social engineering.
  • Explore and gather information for social engineering.
  • Learn about the denial-of-service (DoS) attack.
  • Learn about the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.
  • Learn about zero-day.
  • Learn about man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
  • Learn about the brute-force attack.
  • Learn about the dictionary attack.
  • Learn about the rainbow table.
  • Learn about the spoofing attack.
  • Internet safety guidelines.
  • Use Windows security.
  • Use an online anti-malware scanner.
  • Install antispyware.
  • Run SUPERAntiSpyware.

Exam Objectives

The following exam objective is covered in this lab:

  • Common threats
  • Internet safety guidelines
  • Types of malware
  • Malware prevention