IT542 Unit 1 Part 2 - Conduct research and cite supporting

Unit 1 IT542 Part 2

Conduct research and cite supporting sources in APA format where it is appropriate.

1. Describe the different capabilities of Low Orbit Ion Cannon. Search and identify at least one other product that allows you to conduct denial of service attacks and identify two differences between LOIC and the product that you have identified. Provide appropriate citations.
2. In this lab, you performed TCP, UDP, and HTTP flood attacks. Research and describe three different ways that an organization can prepare against denial of service attacks. Describe how the defense strategies against denial of service attacks differ based on TCP, HTTP and UDP attacks. Provide appropriate citations.
3. While using tcpdump in step 9 of the lab, search and identify what –nntttt, -s 0 and –w options are supposed to do.
4. Describe how you can prevent, detect, and mitigate against Remote Access Trojan attacks. Provide citations for your answer.
5. Describe the different types of rootkits. Describe how you would detect and prevent rootkit attacks?
6. Review the sources below and write out three questions that you would need to answer in your pen test plan. For each of the questions identify which of the sources below was used for the question. Select the appropriate sentence or paragraph from the source and include it in your answer for each question.
   • Korpela, K., & Weatherhead, P. (2016). Planning for Information Security Testing—A Practical Approach. ISACA Journal, 5, 1-10. https://www.isaca.org/resources/isaca-journal/issues/2016/volume-5/planning-for-information-security-testinga-practical-approach 
   • Pre-engagement. (n.d.). http://www.pentest-standard.org/index.php/Pre-engagement