System Penetration Testing And Ethical Hacking

Explore the standard penetration testing steps: information gathering, scanning and footprinting, vulnerability assessment, exploitation, privilege escalation, internal network compromise, persistence, cleanup, and final reporting.

Master passive OSINT and DNS information gathering to map a target's IP address, domains, subnets, and associated emails using open sources and DNS tools.

Use nmap port scanning to identify open ports and services, and save outputs. Detect operating systems and service versions, then research public exploits for Windows and Linux.

Learn how to use nmap and NSE scripts for version detection, vulnerability checks, and network scanning to identify vulnerable hosts, services, and writable shares.

Perform a quick Nmap vulnerability scan to identify vulnerable ports and shares on the target system. Enumerate Linux hosts to collect users, shares, and other identifying information.

Install Nessus on Debian, start the service, and run an advanced dynamic scan with a prepared IP list; review color-coded vulnerabilities and run compliance checks.

Perform OpenVAS vulnerability scanning to identify vulnerabilities on a target, including distributed Ruby remote code execution vulnerabilities and backdoors, after installing and logging into OpenVAS and running a scan.

Master Nexpose vulnerability scanning to perform automated vulnerability assessments, configure targets and authentication, and generate alerts. Identify critical remote execution and unpatched vulnerabilities across Windows systems to inform exploitation phase.

Learn to fuzz a Windows seven server, create and send payloads to trigger a buffer overflow, discover the offset, and perform EIP redirection with Immunity Debugger.

Identify and test bad chars in memory by crafting a payload and observing memory segments for disruptions, then develop and execute an exploit to compromise the target system.

Using the metasploit framework, this lecture demonstrates identifying and exploiting server-side vulnerabilities, cracking passwords, and deploying backdoors to gain remote access.

Explore linux exploitation through hands-on remote exploits, using nmap for port scanning and Metasploit to deploy and test exploits. Identify target OS, web vulnerabilities, and gain a reverse shell.

Explore Windows exploitation using Metasploit to assess vulnerabilities, deploy payloads, perform post-exploitation, dump memory hashes, and extend access across a network with Remote Desktop.

Explore linux privilege escalation methods by examining kernel versions and public exploits. Use sudo, shadow file, cron, and local exploits to escalate privileges and gain root access.

Examine privilege escalation on Windows by exploiting unquoted service paths and DLL hijacking, and demonstrate creating and deploying a malicious payload with persistence and daylight hijacking.

Weaponize word file with Empire to deliver macro payloads via social engineering and establish remote access in a penetration testing context.

Develop a binary trojan with meterpreter, configure a reverse handler, and deliver via social engineering email to gain sessions and escalate privileges.

Learn to perform phishing and email spoofing through social engineering, using the social engineering toolkit to create a fake login page and harvest credentials.

simulate a real world attack using the cyber kitchen kill chain, covering reconnaissance, weaponization, delivery, exploitation, installation, command and control, and post-exploitation steps in a lab network.