
Explore Kali Linux fundamentals by understanding basic terminology, installing and setting up Kali, and navigating the terminal and file system with core security testing tools.
Learn the legal foundations of ethical hacking, including scope of work, written permission, damage control, and data ownership, with emphasis on avoiding jurisdictional and criminal risks.
Trace the history of kali linux from backtrack to the current release, and grasp how the linux kernel and tool categories like information gathering and vulnerability assessments shape its use.
Set up a dual-machine lab using VMware Workstation to run a preconfigured Kali Linux VM and Windows 10, including downloading, unzipping, and ISO installation steps.
Explore terminal versus gui in Kali Linux, contrasting the default gui with the robust shell options like Bash and Z shell and the resource trade-offs of graphical interfaces.
Learn the Linux boot process from power-on through BIOS, MBR, GRUB, and kernel initialization to initramdisk, and understand the rc.d runlevel scripts that start system services.
Explore the Linux file system and its root-based directory structure, from bin to boot and home. Learn about the Linux virtual file system and mounting, including ext4 journaling.
Master essential terminal navigation in Kali Linux by using pwd, cd, and ls to move through directories, view hidden files and permissions, and consult help with manual pages.
Master file and directory manipulation using common commands such as cat, touch, cp, mv, rm, mkdir, and cp -r; learn to create, copy, move, rename, and recursively manage directories.
Explore how to use grep to search for strings in files, perform case-insensitive matches, apply regular expressions, and recursively scan directories.
Decode terminal color cues—blue directories, green executables, blueish symbolic links—and inspect logs with cat, head, tail, and line numbers for docker build troubleshooting.
Explore linux networking commands for ethical hacking, focusing on ifconfig/iwconfig, ping, traceroute, and dig to query DNS records, IP addresses, and hosts file mappings.
Explore users, groups, and permissions through octal values and rwx flags, learn owner, group, and other permissions, and why avoid 777 in Kali Linux setups.
View and manage processes on Kali Linux using ps, top, and grep; identify PIDs, monitor resources, terminate unresponsive processes with signals, and manage services with status and restart.
Explore Kali Linux GUI management, customizing settings for keyboards, displays, profiles, and backgrounds; manage windows, desktops, fonts, accessibility, and quick tools to tailor the interface.
Create a Windows exe payload with msfvenom, configure lhost and port, and use a multi handler to deliver via a web server to a victim and obtain a shell.
Welcome this course is a basic overview of Kali Linux 2021. We cover basic setup, terminal navigation, and some core operating system structure. This is a great course if you haven't really used Kali Linux at all and you want to get your feet wet. Remember that this is a basic overview of Kali Linux core functions. There are three main sections. The first is focused on why this course exists. The second section is on Linux basics including the file system, boot process, and terminal navigation and manipulation. The third section is on Linux administration and understanding users, permissions, groups, and understand permission at a deeper level. I do cover basics on checking services in the third section also. There is a single video in the fourth section that is about crafting a basic exploitable EXE and setting up a handler to perform someone first meterpreter shell.
Because this is an overview there is not a lot of practical examples, however I do have assignments that ask you to accomplish some tasks so that you can see how to accomplish certain things. These assignments are made to build retention and understanding of what was being covered in the course. Thank you