LESSON 7
ATTACK ANALYSIS
,LESSON 7 – ATTACK ANALYSIS
“License for Use” Information
The following lessons and workbooks are open and publicly available under the following
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All works in the Hacker Highschool project are provided for non-commercial use with
elementary school students, junior high school students, and high school students whether in a
public institution, private institution, or a part of home-schooling. These materials may not be
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The HHS Project is a learning tool and as with any learning tool, the instruction is the influence
of the instructor and not the tool. ISECOM cannot accept responsibility for how any
information herein is applied or abused.
The HHS Project is an open community effort and if you find value in this project, we do ask
you support us through the purchase of a license, a donation, or sponsorship.
All works copyright ISECOM, 2004.
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, LESSON 7 – ATTACK ANALYSIS
Table of Contents
“License for Use” Information.................................................................................................................. 2
Contributors................................................................................................................................................4
7.0 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 5
7.1 Netstat and Host Application Firewalls............................................................................................6
7.1.1 Netstat............................................................................................................................................6
7.1.2 Firewalls..........................................................................................................................................7
7.1.3 Exercises......................................................................................................................................... 8
7.2 Packet Sniffers...................................................................................................................................... 9
7.2.1 Sniffing............................................................................................................................................
9
7.2.2 Decoding Network Traffic......................................................................................................... 11
7.2.3 Sniffing Other Computers.......................................................................................................... 12
7.2.4 Intrusion Detection Systems......................................................................................................13
7.2.5 Exercises....................................................................................................................................... 13
7.3 Honeypots and Honeynets..............................................................................................................14
7.3.1 Types of Honeypots.................................................................................................................... 14
7.3.2 Building a Honeypot.................................................................................................................. 15
7.3.3 Exercises....................................................................................................................................... 15
Further Reading........................................................................................................................................ 17
Glossary.....................................................................................................................................................
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ATTACK ANALYSIS
,LESSON 7 – ATTACK ANALYSIS
“License for Use” Information
The following lessons and workbooks are open and publicly available under the following
terms and conditions of ISECOM:
All works in the Hacker Highschool project are provided for non-commercial use with
elementary school students, junior high school students, and high school students whether in a
public institution, private institution, or a part of home-schooling. These materials may not be
reproduced for sale in any form. The provision of any class, course, training, or camp with
these materials for which a fee is charged is expressly forbidden without a license including
college classes, university classes, trade-school classes, summer or computer camps, and
similar. To purchase a license, visit the LICENSE section of the Hacker Highschool web page at
www.hackerhighschool.org/license.
The HHS Project is a learning tool and as with any learning tool, the instruction is the influence
of the instructor and not the tool. ISECOM cannot accept responsibility for how any
information herein is applied or abused.
The HHS Project is an open community effort and if you find value in this project, we do ask
you support us through the purchase of a license, a donation, or sponsorship.
All works copyright ISECOM, 2004.
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, LESSON 7 – ATTACK ANALYSIS
Table of Contents
“License for Use” Information.................................................................................................................. 2
Contributors................................................................................................................................................4
7.0 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 5
7.1 Netstat and Host Application Firewalls............................................................................................6
7.1.1 Netstat............................................................................................................................................6
7.1.2 Firewalls..........................................................................................................................................7
7.1.3 Exercises......................................................................................................................................... 8
7.2 Packet Sniffers...................................................................................................................................... 9
7.2.1 Sniffing............................................................................................................................................
9
7.2.2 Decoding Network Traffic......................................................................................................... 11
7.2.3 Sniffing Other Computers.......................................................................................................... 12
7.2.4 Intrusion Detection Systems......................................................................................................13
7.2.5 Exercises....................................................................................................................................... 13
7.3 Honeypots and Honeynets..............................................................................................................14
7.3.1 Types of Honeypots.................................................................................................................... 14
7.3.2 Building a Honeypot.................................................................................................................. 15
7.3.3 Exercises....................................................................................................................................... 15
Further Reading........................................................................................................................................ 17
Glossary.....................................................................................................................................................
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