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 and Lab – Pass the Hash.pptx Presentations available on Google Classroom
Assignment:
- Review the Lesson 2.4.11 – Application Attacks Part 1.pptx presentation, if necessary.
- Complete the Lab – Pass the Hash.pptx Activity in class using the materials provided in Google Classroom.
- To confirm completion the lab activity, upload a screenshot displaying your successful administrative login in the Meterpreter session on the Kali Linux machine to today’s Google Classroom post.
- Note: You will need to complete yesterday’s Privilege Escalation lab to locate the Windows Password Hashes for use in this lab!
Assigned: November 20th, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: November 21st, 2025