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Course Overview

Penetration testing and privilege escalation are critical skills for cybersecurity professionals, ethical hackers, and security researchers. Understanding how attackers exploit vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access helps organizations strengthen their defenses against real-world threats. This course provides hands-on experience in pentesting techniques and privilege escalation, equipping learners with the practical skills needed to identify and exploit security weaknesses in both Linux and Windows environments. By working through various real-world scenarios, participants will develop a deep understanding of system security and privilege escalation tactics. This course begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of penetration testing, followed by hands-on labs using platforms like Bandit, Wakanda, and Mr. Robot. Participants will learn how to work with Linux-based challenges such as file enumeration, command-line utilities, cryptography, and SUID exploitation. The course then explores privilege escalation techniques on Windows systems, including exploiting misconfigurations, leveraging tools like Exploit Suggester, and performing attacks like Potato. Additionally, learners will engage with HackTheBox and TryHackMe platforms to practice real-world scenarios, culminating in advanced exploitation techniques such as kernel vulnerabilities, cron job manipulations, and privilege escalation through environmental variables. By the end of this course, learners will gain practical, hands-on experience in penetration testing, develop expertise in privilege escalation across Linux and Windows, and be equipped with the knowledge to conduct ethical hacking assessments effectively.

What You Will Learn

  • You'll learn about Penetration Tests
  • You'll learn about Privilege Escalation for Windows
  • You'll learn about Privilege Escalation for Linux
  • You'll learn about CTF Solutions

Program Curriculum

  • Bandit Intro
  • Bandit File Find Cat
  • Bandit Strings Grep
  • Bandit Base64
  • Bandit Gzip Bzip Tar
  • Bandit Nmap
  • Bandit Diff SSH
  • Bandit Suid
  • Bandit Cron
  • Bandit Cron Advanced
  • Bandit NCat Python
  • Bandit Vim More
  • Bandit Git
  • Bandit Shell
  • $3.5 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 - Quiz

  • Wakanda Setup
  • Web Service
  • Gathering More Information
  • Python Reverse Shell
  • Sudo Privilege Escalation
  • Chapter 2 - Quiz

  • Mr. Robot Setup
  • Username Brute Force
  • Password Brute Force
  • Hacking Wordpress
  • Changing User
  • Suid Privilege Escalation
  • Chapter 3 - Quiz

  • Fristi Leaks Setup
  • Hacking the Server
  • Switching to Admin
  • Cryptology
  • Root
  • Chapter 4 - Quiz

  • TryHackMe Setup
  • Enumeration
  • Kernel Exploit
  • More Password Enumeration
  • Sudo List
  • Shadow
  • Preload
  • What is Suid?
  • Suid Privilege Escalation
  • Path
  • Environment Variables
  • Crontab
  • Sudo Vulnerability
  • Chapter 5 - Quiz

  • HackTheBox Setup
  • HackTheBox VPN
  • First Machine Setup
  • Hacking Windows
  • Windows Command Prompt
  • Exploit Suggester
  • Other Tools
  • Admin
  • Potato Attack
  • Manual Privilege Escalation
  • Chapter 6 - Quiz

  • Arctic Setup
  • Admin Dashboard
  • Cold Fusion
  • Schelevator
  • Chapter 7 - Quiz

  • Closing
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Codestars is a digital publishing company specialising in fun, practical and comprehensive online courses in the most in-demand coding, technology and business skills topics. Started by globally best-selling instructor Rob Percival, Codestars has taught over 1.5 million people around the world! From web development and programming languages to digital marketing, app creation and much more, Codestars courses are aimed at beginners and give students the opportunity to transform their skillset and revolutionise their professional abilities. We work with the very best instructors to create innovative and learner-focused courses that are practical and challenging. Put your skills to the test with real-world projects and master the skill you need to succeed. Happy coding!

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