Overview What You Will Learn Curriculum Instructor

Course Overview

In today's digital landscape, cybersecurity professionals face increasing challenges in securing Linux environments. Repetitive tasks, manual vulnerability assessments, and reactive incident responses consume significant time and resources, increasing the risk of human error and delaying mitigation efforts. Cybersecurity teams must automate tasks to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and overall security posture. Automating security tasks using Bash scripting can dramatically reduce response times, minimize errors, and free up valuable resources for proactive security measures. Delaying the implementation of automated solutions could cause unnecessary risks exposing your organization to breaches, data loss, and significant financial and reputational damage. 

This comprehensive course on Bash scripting is designed specifically for cybersecurity professionals operating in Linux environments. It equips you with the skills to automate security tasks, ensuring your defenses are robust, efficient, and adaptive. Unlike general scripting courses, this curriculum is tailored to the needs of cybersecurity professionals, addressing both offensive and defensive security tasks. The course includes real-world scenarios and practical exercises, ensuring you can immediately apply what you learn to your organization's security operations. From basic scripting fundamentals to advanced techniques for malware analysis and exploitation, this course covers the entire spectrum of security automation. Learn from a seasoned cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in both scripting and security operations. 

By completing this course, you will be able to automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks, minimize the risk of human error in critical security operations, accelerate the detection and mitigation of threats, implement advanced security measures, and quip your team with cutting-edge skills. 

The necessary resources for this course are in the "Resources" section of Video 1.1. You can also access them through this direct link - https://github.com/ec-council-learning/Implementing-Cybersecurity-with-Bash-Scripting

What You Will Learn

  • Gain comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in using Bash scripting.
  • Develop and implement Bash scripts to automate a wide range of security tasks.
  • Write and deploy Bash scripts for real-time monitoring of network traffic
  • system logs
  • and user activities.
  • Utilize Bash scripting to scan web applications
  • networks
  • and systems for vulnerabilities
  • and create automated responses.
  • Create scripts for comprehensive data collection
  • analysis
  • and forensic investigations.
  • Apply advanced Bash scripting techniques for tasks such as fuzzing
  • exploiting vulnerabilities
  • creating backdoors
  • and performing privilege escalation.
  • Manage file permissions
  • user authentication
  • and authorization processes.

Program Curriculum

  • Overview of Shell and Shell Scripting
  • Introduction to Bash Scripting
  • Need for Bash Scripting in Cybersecurity Operations
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Understanding Strings, Variables, and Functions
  • Loops and Conditionals
  • Advanced Bash Scripting Techniques
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Performing Port Scanning
  • Checking Anomalous Network Connections
  • Network Monitoring with Bash
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Data Sorting and Analysis
  • File Analysis with Bash
  • System Information and Data Collection
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Generating and Analyzing System User Artifacts
  • OS Artifacts: Generation and Analysis
  • Network Activity Artifacts
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • File Ownership and Permissions Management
  • Creating File Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  • User and Group Management
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • Web Application Scanning
  • Vulnerability Discovery
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

  • Network Reconnaissance and Enumeration
  • Script Obfuscation and Automation
  • Fuzzing, Exploiting, and Brute Forcing
  • Privilege Escalation and Malware Analysis
  • Chapter 8 Quiz

  • Bash Scripting for Cybersecurity Tasks Cheat Sheet
  • Further Learning and Certification
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Instructor

John Skinner

John Skinner is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with a Master’s in Computer Science (Cybersecurity Engineering) and a range of advanced certifications, including Azure Security Engineer,  CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), and CompTIA Security Analytics Professional (CSAP). With extensive experience managing the security infrastructure of large organizations, he specializes in incident response, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and cloud security. As a lead instructor for a comprehensive cybersecurity boot camp, John trains students in networking, system hardening, and both defensive and offensive cybersecurity strategies. His hands-on experience, combined with deep technical knowledge, prepares students to excel in industry certifications such as CompTIA Security+ and beyond. John's approach makes complex cybersecurity concepts practical, engaging, and accessible, empowering his students to thrive in the ever-evolving field of cybersecurity.

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