Objective:

• Students will analyze potential indicators associated with application attacks.

Standards:

CompTIA Security+ SYO-701 Objective:
2.4 – Given a scenario, analyze indicators of malicious activity

• Application Attacks
  • Replay
  • Privilege escalation
  • Directory traversal

Guiding Question:

What are some common application attacks including replay, privilege escalation and directory traversal and how can you defend against them?

Resources:

• Lesson 2.4.11 – Application Attacks Part 1.pptx Presentation available on Google Classroom

Assignment:

1. Read the Lesson 2.4.11 – Application Attacks Part 1.pptx presentation in today’s class.
2. Complete the Lab – Privilege Escalation.pptx Activity in class using the materials provided in Google Classroom.
3. To confirm completion the lab activity, upload a screenshot displaying your successfully escalated privileges in the Meterpreter session on the Kali Linux machine to today’s Google Classroom post.

Assigned: November 19th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: November 20th, 2025