Introduction to Offensive Security
52mBeginner2023-12-06
Authors
Bobby Rauch
Course details
It’s becoming more and more common for organizations to hire “offensive” hackers to mimic attackers and identify areas of risk before malicious actors can exploit them. In this course, Bobby Rauch explains exactly what offensive security professionals do, what tools they use, and how to develop their hacker mindsets. Bobby gears the course to newcomers to offensive hacking, starting with the basics, defining white, gray, and black hat hackers, and explaining the difference between red teaming, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments. He teaches you how to think like an attacker, shares key industry terms and lingo, and shows you how to use common tools for different cybersecurity disciplines.
Skills covered
Security TestingVulnerability ManagementCybersecurityLearning
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Introduction to offensive security
1. What Is It
- 02 - White vs. gray vs. black hat hackers
- 03 - Red teaming, pen testing, and vulnerability scanning
- 04 - Networking, operating systems, and programming
- 05 - Threat modeling
- 06 - Writing reports and storytelling
2. Thinking Like an Attacker
- 07 - Overview of the attack chain lifecycle
- 08 - Overview of the MITRE ATT&CK framework
- 09 - Overview of the CVE database
3. Tools and Terms
- 10 - Key industry terms
- 11 - Common tools
Conclusion
- 12 - Next steps