Course Overview

Kali Linux is a powerful penetration testing platform widely used for ethical hacking and security assessments. Understanding exploitation techniques within Kali is essential for identifying system vulnerabilities, testing defenses, and strengthening cybersecurity measures. By mastering these techniques, security professionals can simulate real-world attacks, uncover weaknesses, and implement effective countermeasures to protect networks and systems.

This course begins with exploiting services, covering attacks on Samba, IRC, and Java RMI to demonstrate how attackers leverage misconfigurations and vulnerabilities. It then explores Shellshock exploitation, using Metasploit, HTTP-based attacks, and BadBash techniques to compromise systems. Finally, the course delves into privilege escalation, focusing on kernel exploits, Empire, and Setoolkit, which attackers use to gain elevated access and control over compromised systems.

By the end of this course, learners will gain hands-on experience with service exploitation, privilege escalation, and advanced attack techniques, equipping them with the skills needed to identify and mitigate real-world security threats.

What You Will Learn

  • Perform remote exploitation of systems
  • Escalate local privileges to root level
  • Utilize a variety of industry standard penetration testing tools within the Kali Linux distro

Program Curriculum

  • Samba Exploit
  • IRC Exploit
  • Java RMI Exploit
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Lab
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Using MSF
  • Using HTTP
  • Using BadBash
  • Chapter 2 Lab
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Kernel Exploit
  • Empire and Setoolkit
  • Chapter 3 Lab
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

Instructor

Corey Charles Charles Sr.

Corey Charles is Security+, Qualys Vulnerability Management Specialist Certified. Mr. Charles has 11 years’ experience in IT Security with a direct focus in Vulnerability Management. Mr. Charles also taught on the collegiate level, teaching IT Security at Herzing University. Mr. Charles also holds two Bachelors of Arts Degrees, Digital Design and Media Arts, one Associates, Digital Design from Tulane University. Two master’s degrees from Strayer University, Master of Science in Computer.

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