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 – Directory Traversal.pptx Presentations available on Google Classroom
Assignment:
- Review the Lesson 2.4.11 – Application Attacks Part 1.pptx presentation, if necessary.
- Complete the Lab – Directory Traversal.pptx Activity in class using the materials provided in Google Classroom.
- To confirm completion the lab activity, upload a screenshot displaying your Windows system web browser displaying the “Secret Message” you created (as demonstrated in Slide 15 of the Lab presentation) to today’s Google Classroom post.
Assigned: November 21st, 2025
Teacher Pacing Due Date: November 24th, 2025