One of the critical things for anyone who wants to learn either how to defend or even attack a network, is the ability to find and analyze system or network vulnerabilities. In this course, Conducting Network Vulnerability Analysis, you will learn to how to follow a systematic process and use this to process and identify potential vulnerabilities. First, you will learn both passive and active vulnerability scanning methods. Next, you will learn to take the results of this data and analyze it to determine the vulnerabilities that can be used to attack, or identify the risk that needs to be mitigated. Finally, you will learn how to deploy three of the most popular vulnerability scanners and conduct comparisons of them. When you are finished with this course, you’ll have the knowledge and skills needed to identify vulnerabilities and act appropriately.
Author Name: Kevin Cardwell
Author Description:
Kevin Cardwell provides consulting services for companies throughout the world and is an adviser to numerous government entities across the globe. He is an instructor, technical editor, and author for computer forensics and hacking courses. He is author of Building Virtual Pentesting Labs for Advanced Penetration Testing, first and second edition.

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Course Concepts
  10mins
• Preparing the Toolkit
  24mins
• Performing the Scanning Methodology
  44mins
• Leveraging the Internet to Find Vulnerabilities
  18mins
• Understanding the Types of Vulnerability Scanning
  19mins
• Executing Vulnerability Scanning
  25mins
• Conclusion
  4mins