Pen Testing Core Skills
Skills Gained from this Course
Information Gathering and Reconnaissance
- Techniques for collecting information about the target network and systems
- Using tools and techniques to perform active and passive reconnaissance
Scanning Networks
- Identifying live hosts and open ports
- Network mapping and service enumeration
- Vulnerability scanning to identify potential weaknesses
Enumeration
- Extracting detailed information about network resources and shares
- Identifying user accounts, machine names, and network services
- Utilizing SNMP, NetBIOS, LDAP, and other protocols for enumeration
System Hacking
- Gaining access to systems through various exploitation techniques
- Maintaining access using backdoors and rootkits
- Covering tracks and erasing evidence of compromise
Malware Threats
- Understanding different types of malware, such as viruses, worms, Trojans, and ransomware
- Techniques for creating and deploying malware
- Analyzing and mitigating malware threats
Sniffing and Evasion
- Capturing and analyzing network traffic using packet sniffers
- Techniques for evading IDS/IPS and firewalls
- Man-in-the-middle attacks and session hijacking
Social Engineering
- Techniques for manipulating individuals to gain unauthorized access
- Phishing, pretexting, and other social engineering methods
- Defense mechanisms against social engineering attacks
Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
- Techniques for launching DoS and DDoS attacks
- Tools used for executing DoS/DDoS attacks
- Mitigation strategies to protect against DoS/DDoS attacks
Web Application Penetration Testing
- Identifying and exploiting web application vulnerabilities
- Techniques for performing SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, and other web attacks
- Using tools like Burp Suite and OWASP ZAP for web application testing
- Hacking Wireless Networks
- Techniques for compromising wireless networks (Wi-Fi)
- Cracking WEP/WPA/WPA2 encryption
- Rogue access points and wireless attack methods
Cloud Security and Penetration Testing
- Understanding cloud computing threats and vulnerabilities
- Penetration testing methodologies for cloud environments
- Tools and techniques for testing cloud security
Report Writing and Post-Testing Actions
- Documenting findings and writing detailed penetration test reports
- Providing recommendations for remediation
- Legal and ethical considerations in penetration testing
