Network Protocols for Security: HTTP

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Brandon DeVault

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1. Course Overview

1. Course Overview.mp4

00:52

2. Analyzing HTTP Requests and Responses

1. Introduction to HTTP.mp4

01:58

2. Demo - Apache Web Logs.mp4

06:38

3. Summarizing Numbers and Field Data.mp4

00:48

3. Leveraging User Agents to Detect Anomalies

1. The Users Side.mp4

00:43

2. Demo - Leveraging User Agents.mp4

05:02

3. More Baselining.mp4

00:48

4. Transferring Files with Python Simple HTTP Server

1. Swapping Our Approach.mp4

00:32

2. Demo - Python Simple Server.mp4

01:49

3. Becoming a Hacker.mp4

00:29

Description

In this course, you'll practice creating network traffic and inspecting the behavior of web traffic. When you're finished, you'll have a fundamental understanding on how to find anomalies within HTTP.

What You'll Learn?

Understanding how network protocols operate is an implied skill required to be successful in cyber security. In this course, Network Protocols for Security: HTTP, you’ll learn to analyze HTTP network traffic. First, you’ll explore some Apache web logs to understand the various fields in HTTP conversations. Next, you’ll discover how to analyze anomalies by inspecting the user agent field. Finally, you’ll learn another capability of HTTP by looking at an attacker’s perspective. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of HTTP needed to find anomalies and malicious activity amongst network traffic.

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Brandon DeVault

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Brandon DeVault is an Sr. Security Author focusing on general blue team operations, incident response, and threat hunting at Pluralsight. He is also a member of the Florida Air National Guard and works as a threat hunter on a Mission Defense Team (MDT) defending North America’s air tracks. Prior to joining Pluralsight, Brandon worked with Elastic as an Education Architect creating and delivering security content. He also worked with Special Operations Command where he had two deployments to Afghanistan on deployable communications teams. His experience spans satellite communications, radio technologies, system and network administration. Brandon is also passionate about hardware hacking, soldering, hiking, and currently holds the GCIA, GCED, and Security+ certifications.

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Pluralsight, LLC is an American privately held online education company that offers a variety of video training courses for software developers, IT administrators, and creative professionals through its website. Founded in 2004 by Aaron Skonnard, Keith Brown, Fritz Onion, and Bill Williams, the company has its headquarters in Farmington, Utah. As of July 2018, it uses more than 1,400 subject-matter experts as authors, and offers more than 7,000 courses in its catalog. Since first moving its courses online in 2007, the company has expanded, developing a full enterprise platform, and adding skills assessment modules.