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Advanced Cybersecurity

Lesson 8.1 Identifying Risks

Description

In this lesson, students are introduced to the concept of risk assessment, and students learn about the role of vulnerability scans in detecting weaknesses. Students also learn about honeypots and packet sniffing and explore how these tools can be used to detect vulnerabilities and improve the security of a network.


Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Explain how vulnerability scans can improve network security
  • Define risk assessment and explain its role in network security
  • Explain how tools such as honeypots and packet sniffing can improve the security of a network