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Oscar
Exploit WordPress vulnerabilities to gain root access.
Network Scanning
Advanced
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hr
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Agent
Analyze network forensics and reverse engineer binaries for root access.
Linux Forensics
Advanced
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hr
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Ranskey
Reverse engineer ransomware to recover encrypted files.
Reverse Engineering
Advanced
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hr
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ChromeCracker
Recover Chrome credentials through Windows forensic analysis.
Digital Forensics
Advanced
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hr
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Runner
Reverse engineer binaries to uncover hidden flags.
System Hacking
Intermediate
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hr
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Ghost Render
Chain SQL injection and SSTI for full system compromise.
SQL injection
Intermediate
1
hr
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Hidden
Exploit hidden Windows artifacts to gain administrative access.
SMB Enumeration
Beginner
1
hr
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Library
Crack hashes and exploit SQL injection for Windows compromise.
SQL injection
Intermediate
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hr
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Powah
Exploit Windows vulnerabilities to gain administrative access.
Power Shell
Beginner
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Sharing
Compromise Windows through Rejetto HFS remote code execution.
Metasploit
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hr
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Chain Intel
Trace AI supply chain leaks through OSINT and repository analysis.
AI OSINT Enumeration
Advanced
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hr
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Factory Zero: Chain of Compromise
Exploit SCADA systems to compromise critical industrial infrastructure.
Pivoting
Advanced
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hr
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Superman
Exploit web vulnerabilities to gain root access on Linux.
Credential Cracking
Beginner
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hr
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Zsoft
Exploit SQL injection to gain root access on Linux.
Hash Cracking
Beginner
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hr
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Poisoned Gate
Poison AI models to bypass automated access controls.
Active Scanning
Advanced
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Data Mining Techniques for Fraud Detection in Jupyter
Build machine learning models for fraud detection using Jupyter Notebook.
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hr
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Mastering Network Scanning and Vulnerability Assessmen...
Master network scanning and vulnerability assessment using Nmap.
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Beginner
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hr
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Exploiting Vulnerabilities in Google Gruyere
Exploit Google Gruyere vulnerabilities through hands-on web application attacks.
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Advanced
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hr
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Advanced Exploitation Techniques with BeEF
Exploit browser vulnerabilities using BeEF and advanced XSS techniques.
Social Engineering Attacks
Intermediate
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hr
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Penetration Testing a WordPress Environment
Assess WordPress security through practical penetration testing techniques.
Brute-Force Attacks
Beginner
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hr
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WordPress Reconnaissance and Vulnerability Exploitation
Exploit WordPress vulnerabilities through reconnaissance and targeted attacks.
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hr
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Metasploit-Based Network Scanning and Service Detection
Perform advanced network scanning and service detection with Metasploit.
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Advanced AI Red Teaming with PyRIT
Perform advanced AI red teaming with stateful PyRIT attack orchestration.
Linear Regression
Advanced
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hr
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Analyzing Network Traffic for Sensitive Data Leaks
Detect sensitive data leaks through Wireshark network traffic analysis.
Protocol Inspection
Beginner
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hr
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Network Forensics and Attack Analysis Using Wireshark
Investigate cyberattacks through advanced Wireshark network forensic analysis.
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hr
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Orchestrating Hybrid AI Red Team Operations
Orchestrate hybrid AI red teaming to uncover advanced LLM vulnerabilities.
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hr
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AI-Powered Security Log Analysis
Analyze security logs using AI-driven prompt engineering techniques.
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hr
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Generative AI for Security Automation and Compliance
Automate security audits and compliance reporting with Generative AI.
PowerShell Scripting
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Intro to Supervised Machine Learning for Cyber Analytics
Apply supervised machine learning to cybersecurity threat detection and risk analysis.
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Intermediate
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hr
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Supervised Learning for Network Traffic Analysis
Build machine learning models for intelligent network threat detection.
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Rajneesh Gupta
Introduction to Dark Web, Anonymity, and Cryptocurrency
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Sunil Gupta
SQL Injection Attacks
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Vulnerability Assessment and Pentesting
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Wesley Thijs
Android Bug Bounty Hunting: Hunt Like a Rat
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Vulnerability Assessment and Pentesting
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Joseph Delgadillo
Python for Absolute Beginners
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Shon Gerber
Cybersecurity for Businesses - The Fundamental Edition
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Neil Anderson
A Practical Introduction to Cloud Computing
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Maher Haddad
Cisco LABS Crash Course
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Security Architecture and Operations
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Atul Tiwari
Make In-house Hacking and Pentesting Lab
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29
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Ashwin Pajankar
Learn Python 3 with Turtle
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33
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Neil Anderson
Introduction to SAN and NAS Storage
Hands-on virtual cyber defense scenario. Learn tactical mitigation strategies in our interactive sandboxed lab environments.
Security Architecture and Operations
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3
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Venkatesh Varadachari
Introduction to Raspberry Pi
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Software Development
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59
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Neil Anderson
Build Your Own NetApp Storage Lab, for Free
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Cybersecurity
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12
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Daniel ‘Code Whisperer’ Stern
Ultimate JavaScript Strings
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Software Development
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Paul Ashun
Scrum Certification + Scrum Master + Agile Scrum Training
Hands-on virtual cyber defense scenario. Learn tactical mitigation strategies in our interactive sandboxed lab environments.
Software Development
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Saurabh Dinghra
Selenium Automation Testing for Beginners
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