Penetration testing – detecting and exploiting vulnerabilities Training Course

How to Test Network and Service Security

• Penetration testing – what is it?
• Penetration testing vs. audit – similarities, differences, and what is appropriate?
• Practical problems – what can go wrong?
• Scope of testing – what do we want to check?
• Sources of best practices and recommendations.

Penetration Testing – Reconnaissance

• OSINT – obtaining information from public sources.
• Passive and active methods of network traffic analysis.
• Identification of services and network topology.
• Security systems (firewalls, IPS/IDS systems, WAF, etc.) and their impact on testing.

Penetration Testing – Vulnerability Discovery

• Reconnaissance of systems and their versions.
• Discovering vulnerabilities in systems, infrastructure, and applications.
• Vulnerability assessment – "what will it hurt?"
• Sources of exploits and possibilities for customization.

Penetration Testing – Attack and Gaining Control

• Types of attacks – how they are conducted and their consequences.
• Attacks using remote and local exploits.
• Attacks on network infrastructure.
• Reverse shell – how to manage a compromised system.
• Privilege escalation – how to become an administrator.
• Ready-made "hacking tools".
• Analyzing the compromised system – interesting files, saved passwords, private data.
• Special cases: web applications, Wi-Fi networks.
• Social engineering – how to "break" a person if the systems cannot be hacked?

Penetration Testing – Covering Tracks and Maintaining Access

• Logging systems and activity monitoring.
• Cleaning logs and covering tracks.
• Backdoor – how to leave an entry point open.

Penetration Testing – Summary

• Report preparation and its structure.
• Report delivery and consultation.
• Verification of recommendation implementation.