Ch. 16–18 — Mobile, Wireless and IoT Attacks; Firewalls and IDS; Physical and Social Engineering
Week of Mon, Sep 21 · week closes Sun, Sep 27
This module's items
- Weekly quizzes (due Sep 27)quiz
- Discussion boarddiscussion
- Class lablab
Exact due times are in Canvas. Late work is not accepted.
Know these cold
- Wi-Fi: WEP is broken, WPA2 is standard, WPA3 is current; evil twin and deauth attacks.
- Firewalls filter by rules; IDS detects, IPS blocks; SIEM correlates logs.
- Social engineering: phishing, pretexting, tailgating, baiting — humans are the softest target.
- Physical: locks, badges, mantraps, shredders, clean-desk policy.
Meerk's quiz — open the gate for Ch. 16–18
10 questions, no time limit. 85% on your first attempt in a 24-hour window opens the gate. Retakes inside the window are practice — they help you learn, they don't count. Work alone; the point is to know it, not to have seen it.