Penetration testing – detecting and exploiting vulnerabilities Training Course

How to Test Network and Service Security

• What is penetration testing?
• Penetration testing vs. audit – similarities, differences, and appropriateness.
• Practical challenges – what can go wrong?
• Scope of tests – what do we want to check?
• Sources of best practices and recommendations.

Penetration Testing – Reconnaissance

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

Penetration Testing – Vulnerability Discovery

• Identifying systems and their versions.
• Searching for vulnerabilities in systems, infrastructure, and applications.
• Vulnerability assessment – 'what will hurt us?'.
• Sources of exploits and possibilities for customization.

Penetration Testing – Attack and Taking Control

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

Penetration Testing – Erasing Traces and Maintaining Access

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

Penetration Testing – Summary

• Preparing the report and its structure.
• Delivering and consulting the report.
• Verifying the implementation of recommendations.