Regex
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This course provides a comprehensive understanding of Regular Expressions (Regex) and their role in Cybersecurity. Students will learn how to use Regex to detect and prevent various types of cyber threats, including malware, phishing, and network attacks. The course covers practical applications of Regex, including log analysis, network traffic inspection, and web application security. Upon completion
of the course, students will be able to apply Regex to enhance the security of their systems and networks.
Course Outline:
Module 1: Introduction to Regex
- What is Regex?
- Why use Regex in Cybersecurity?
- Regex syntax and patterns
- Regex tools and libraries
Module 2: Regex for Log Analysis
- Log analysis overview
- Regex for log analysis
- Extracting data from logs using Regex
- Filtering logs using Regex
- Applying Regex to log analysis tools (e.g. ELK stack)
Module 3: Regex for Network Traffic Inspection
- Network traffic inspection overview
- Packet capture and analysis
- Protocol analysis with Regex
- Filtering network traffic with Regex
- Applying Regex to network traffic inspection tools (e.g. Wireshark)
Module 4: Regex for Web Application Security
- Web application security overview
- Common web application vulnerabilities
- Detecting and preventing SQL injection attacks with Regex
- Detecting and preventing Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks with Regex
- Detecting and preventing other web application attacks with Regex
Module 5: Advanced Regex Techniques
- Backreferences and lookaheads
- Quantifiers and alternation
- Regular expressions in scripting languages (e.g. Python)
- Debugging and testing Regex patterns
- Using Regex for threat hunting
Prerequisites
Participants should have a basic understanding of networking and cybersecurity concepts. Familiarity with common cyber threats and vulnerabilities is recommended. Participants should also have experience with the command-line interface and basic scripting skills. Familiarity with a scripting language such as Python is helpful but not required.
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