Network Attacks: IOT Devices

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Network Attacks: IOT Devices

In this lab, you’ll practice identifying the attack surface of an IOT device, once you have identified the attack surface you will explore two of the common network attacks: Weak or default password, and brute force attack against the Telnet protocol. When you’re finished, you’ll have explored a sample of different network attacks that can be used to attack IOT devices..

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Lab Info

Rating

(37)

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Jul 30, 2025

Duration

40m

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Getting Started in the Lab Environment

Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Leveraging Weak Credentials to Gain Access

You will explore the attack surface of an IOT device that is running a weakly configured web application. You will learn how to detect a running application on an IOT device by scanning for open ports on the device.
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Brute Force Telnet Protocol

You will use the Nmap scanning tool to run a script that is related to the telnet protocol and attempt to brute force the password for the telnet user and you will observe the attempt in Wireshark and you will use a utility of Nmap and perform the same test. Finally, you will use Metasploit to perform a brute force attack against the telnet user as well.
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The Last Challenge

Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment.

About the author

Kevin Cardwell

Kevin Cardwell provides consulting services for companies throughout the world and is an adviser to numerous government entities across the globe. He is an instructor, technical editor, and author for computer forensics and hacking courses. He is author of Building Virtual Pentesting Labs for Advanced Penetration Testing, first and second edition.

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