Ethical hacking fundamentals are consistent across exams, focusing on tools like Nmap, specific commands, pentesting frameworks, and the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. Understanding scoping assessments, documentation purposes, and executive summaries is essential. This course covers these fundamentals, teaching cybersecurity tools, reverse shells, scripting basics, and command outputs. You'll learn to identify security tools, ethical hacking techniques, exploit web application vulnerabilities, and proper pentesting documentation and reporting. By the course end, you'll master pentesting basics, boosting your cybersecurity career. Designed for aspiring ethical hackers or pentesters, and those seeking Pentest+, CySA+, OSCP, or CeH certifications. This course is also ideal for those needing a refresher on ethical hacking fundamentals. Requirements include a PC or laptop, stable internet, virtualization-capable hardware, and a strong desire to learn.
Using Banner Grabbing to Aid in Reconnaissance
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Skills You'll Learn
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), Cyber Security, Ethical Hacking, Kali Linux, Pentesting
From the lesson
Information Gathering
In this module, we will cover techniques for information gathering. You'll learn about banner grabbing and using tools like WinPEAS for automated enumeration, aiding in the reconnaissance phase of penetration testing.
Taught By
Packt - Course Instructors