Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (PWK) Training in South Africa

Penetration Testing with Kali Linux is a foundational course, but still requires students to have certain knowledge prior to attending the online class. A solid understanding of TCP/IP, networking, and reasonable Linux skills are required. Familiarity with Bash scripting along with basic Perl or Python is considered a plus.

• Penetration Testing with Kali Linux
• Penetration Testing: What You Should Know
• Getting Comfortable with Kali Linux
• The Essential Tools
• Passive Information Gathering
• Active Information Gathering
• Vulnerability Scanning
• Buffer Overflows
• Win32 Buffer Overflow Exploitation
• Linux Buffer Overflow Exploitation
• Working with Exploits
• File Transfers
• Privilege Escalation
• Client Side Attacks
• Web Application Attacks
• Password Attacks
• Port Redirection and Tunneling
• The Metasploit Framework
• Bypassing Antivirus Software
• Assembling the Pieces: Penetration Test Breakdown

0 Penetration Testing: What You Should Know

• 0.1 About Kali Linux
• 0.2 About Penetration Testing
• 0.3 Legal
• 0.4 The megacorpone.com Domain
• 0.5 Offensive Security Labs
• 0.5.1 VPN Labs Overview
• 0.5.2 Lab Control Panel
• 0.5.3 Reporting 

1. Getting Comfortable with Kali Linux

• 1.1 Finding Your Way around Kali
• 1.1.1 Booting Up Kali Linux
• 1.1.2 The Kali Menu
• 1.1.3 Find, Locate, and Which
• 1.1.4 Exercises
• 1.2 Managing Kali Linux Services
• 1.2.1 Default root Password
• 1.2.2 SSH Service
• 1.2.3 HTTP Service
• 1.2.4 Exercises
• 1.3 The Bash Environment
• 1.4 Intro to Bash Scripting
• 1.4.1 Practical Bash Usage – Example 1
• 1.4.2 Practical Bash Usage – Example 2
• 1.4.3 Exercises

2. The Essential Tools

• 2.1 Netcat
• 2.1.1 Connecting to a TCP/UDP Port
• 2.1.2 Listening on a TCP/UDP Port
• 2.1.3 Transferring Files with Netcat
• 2.1.4 Remote Administration with Netcat
• 2.1.5 Exercises
• 2.2 Ncat
• 2.2.1 Exercises
• 2.3 Wireshark
• 2.3.1 Wireshark Basics
• 2.3.2 Making Sense of Network Dumps
• 2.3.3 Capture and Display Filters
• 2.3.4 Following TCP Streams
• 2.3.5 Exercises
• 2.4 Tcpdump
• 2.4.1 Filtering Traffic
• 2.4.2 Advanced Header Filtering
• 2.4.3 Exercises

3. Passive Information Gathering

• 3.1 Open Web Information Gathering
• 3.1.1 Google
• 3.1.2 Google Hacking
• 3.1.3 Exercises
• 3.2 Email Harvesting
• 3.2.1 Exercise
• 3.3 Additional Resources
• 3.3.1 Netcraft
• 3.3.2 Whois Enumeration
• 3.3.3 Exercise
• 3.4 Recon-­‐ng

4. Active Information Gathering

• 4.1 DNS
• 4.1.1 Interacting with a DNS Server
• 4.1.2 Automating Lookups
• 4.1.3 Forward Lookup Brute Force
• 4.1.4 Reverse Lookup Brute Force
• 4.1.5 DNS Zone Transfers
• 4.1.6 Relevant Tools in Kali Linux
• 4.1.7 Exercises
• 4.2 Port Scanning
• 4.2.1 TCP CONNECT / SYN Scanning
• 4.2.2 UDP Scanning
• 4.2.3 Common Port Scanning Pitfalls
• 4.2.4 Port Scanning with Nmap
• 4.2.5 OS Fingerprinting
• 4.2.6 Banner Grabbing/Service Enumeration
• 4.2.7 Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE)
• 4.2.8 Exercises
• 4.3 SMB Enumeration
• 4.3.1 Scanning for the NetBIOS Service
• 4.3.2 Null Session Enumeration
• 4.3.3 Nmap SMB NSE Scripts
• 4.3.4 Exercises
• 4.4 SMTP Enumeration
• 4.4.1 Exercise
• 4.5 SNMP Enumeration
• 4.5.1 MIB Tree
• 4.5.2 Scanning for SNMP
• 4.5.3 Windows SNMP Enumeration Example
• 4.5.4 Exercises

5. Vulnerability Scanning

• 5.1 Vulnerability Scanning with Nmap
• 5.2 The OpenVAS Vulnerability Scanner
• 5.2.1 OpenVAS Initial Setup
• 5.2.2 Exercises

6. Buffer Overflows

• 6.1 Fuzzing
• 6.1.1 Vulnerability History
• 6.1.2 DEP and ASLR
• 6.1.3 Interacting with the POP3 Protocol
• 6.1.4 Exercises

7. Win32 Buffer Overflow Exploitation

• 7.1 Replicating the Crash
• 7.2 Controlling EIP
• 7.2.1 Binary Tree Analysis
• 7.2.2 Sending a Unique String
• 7.2.3 Exercises
• 7.3 Locating Space for Your Shellcode
• 7.4 Checking for Bad Characters
• 7.4.1 Exercises
• 7.5 Redirecting the Execution Flow
• 7.5.1 Finding A Return Address
• 7.5.2 Exercises
• 7.6 Generating Shellcode with Metasploit
• 7.7 Getting a Shell
• 7.7.1 Exercises
• 7.8 Improving the Exploit
• 7.8.1 Exercises

8. Linux Buffer Overflow Exploitation

• 8.1 Setting up the Environment
• 8.2 Crashing Crossfire
• 8.2.1 Exercise
• 8.3 Controlling EIP
• 8.4 Finding Space for Our Shellcode
• 8.5 Improving Exploit Reliability
• 8.6 Discovering Bad Characters
• 8.6.1 Exercises
• 8.7 Finding a Return Address
• 8.8 Getting a Shell
• 8.8.1 Exercise

9. Working with Exploits

• 9.1 Searching for Exploits
• 9.1.1 Finding Exploits in Kali Linux
• 9.1.2 Finding Exploits on the Web
• 9.2 Customizing and Fixing Exploits
• 9.2.1 Setting Up a Development Environment
• 9.2.2 Dealing with Various Exploit Code Languages
• 9.2.3 Exercises

10. File Transfers

• 10.1 Anti-Virus Software
• 10.2 File Transfer Methods
• 10.2.1 The Non-­‐Interactive Shell
• 10.2.2 Uploading Files
• 10.2.3 Exercises

11. Privilege Escalation

• 11.1 Privilege Escalation Exploits
• 11.1.1 Local Privilege Escalation Exploit in Linux Example
• 11.1.2 Local Privilege Escalation Exploit in Windows Example
• 11.2 Configuration Issues
• 11.2.1 Incorrect File and Service Permissions
• 11.2.2 Think like a Network Administrator
• 11.2.3 Exercises

12. Client Side Attacks

• 12.1 Know Your Target
• 12.1.1 Passive Client Information Gathering
• 12.1.2 Active Client Information Gathering
• 12.1.3 Social Engineering and Client Side Attacks
• 12.1.4 Exercises
• 12.2 MS12‐037 Internet Explorer 8
• 12.2.1 Setting up the Client Side Exploit
• 12.2.2 Swapping Out the Shellcode
• 12.2.3 Exercises
• 12.3 Java Signed Applet Attack
• 12.3.1 Exercises

13. Web Application Attacks

• 13.1 Essential Iceweasel Add-­‐ons
• 13.2 Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
• 13.2.1 Browser Redirection and IFRAME Injection
• 13.2.2 Stealing Cookies and Session Information
• 13.2.3Exercises
• 13.3 File Inclusion Vulnerabilities
• 13.3.1 Local File Inclusion
• 13.3.2 Remote File Inclusion
• 13.4 MySQL SQL Injection
• 13.4.1 Authentication Bypass
• 13.4.2 Enumerating the Database
• 13.4.3 Column Number Enumeration
• 13.4.4 Understanding the Layout of the Output
• 13.4.5 Extracting Data from the Database
• 13.4.6 Leveraging SQL Injection for Code Execution
• 13.5 Web Application Proxies
• 13.5.1 Exercises
• 13.6 Automated SQL Injection Tools
• 13.6.1 Exercises

14. Password Attacks

• 14.1 Preparing for Brute Force
• 14.1.1 Dictionary Files
• 14.1.2 Key-space Brute Force
• 14.1.3 Pwdump and Fgdump
• 14.1.4 Windows Credential Editor (WCE)
• 14.1.5 Exercises
• 14.1.6 Password Profiling
• 14.1.7 Password Mutating
• 14.2 Online Password Attacks
• 14.2.1 Hydra, Medusa, and Ncrack
• 14.2.2 Choosing the Right Protocol: Speed vs. Reward
• 14.2.3 Exercises
• 14.3 Password Hash Attacks
• 14.3.1 Password Hashes
• 14.3.2 Password Cracking
• 14.3.3 John the Ripper
• 14.3.4 Rainbow Tables
• 14.3.5 Passing the Hash in Windows
• 14.3.6 Exercises

15. Port Redirection and Tunneling

• 15.1 Port Forwarding/Redirection
• 15.2 SSH Tunneling
• 15.2.1 Local Port Forwarding
• 15.2.2 Remote Port Forwarding
• 15.2.3 Dynamic Port Forwarding
• 15.3 Proxychains
• 15.4 HTTP Tunneling
• 15.5 Traffic Encapsulation
• 15.5.1 Exercises

16. The Metasploit Framework

• 16.1 Metasploit User Interfaces
• 16.2 Setting up Metasploit Framework on Kali
• 16.3 Exploring the Metasploit Framework
• 16.4 Auxiliary Modules
• 16.4.1 Getting Familiar with MSF Syntax
• 16.4.2 Metasploit Database Access
• 16.4.3 Exercises
• 16.5 Exploit Modules
• 16.5.1 Exercises
• 16.6 Metasploit Payloads
• 16.6.1 Staged vs Non-­‐Staged Payloads
• 16.6.2 Meterpreter Payloads
• 16.6.3 Experimenting with Meterpreter
• 16.6.4 Executable Payloads
• 16.6.5 Reverse HTTPS Meterpreter
• 16.6.6 Metasploit Exploit Multi Handler
• 16.6.7 Revisiting Client Side Attacks
• 16.6.8 Exercises
• 16.7 Building Your Own MSF Module
• 16.7.1 Exercise
• 16.8 Post Exploitation with Metasploit
• 16.8.1 Meterpreter Post Exploitation Features
• 16.8.2 Post Exploitation Modules
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17.Bypassing Antivirus Software

• 17.1 Encoding Payloads with Metasploit
• 17.2 Crypting Known Malware with Software Protectors
• 17.3 Using Custom/Uncommon Tools and Payloads
• 17.4 Exercise

18. Assembling the Pieces: Penetration Test Breakdown

• 18.1 Phase 0 – Scenario Description
• 18.2 Phase 1 – Information Gathering
• 18.3 Phase 2 – Vulnerability Identification and Prioritization
• 18.3.1 Password Cracking
• 18.4 Phase 3 – Research and Development
• 18.5 Phase 4 – Exploitation
• 18.5.1 Linux Local Privilege Escalation
• 18.6 Phase 5 – Post-­‐Exploitation
• 18.6.1 Expanding Influence
• 18.6.2 Client Side Attack against Internal Network
• 18.6.3 Privilege Escalation Through AD Misconfigurations
• 18.6.4 Port Tunneling
• 18.6.5 SSH Tunneling with HTTP Encapsulation
• 18.6.6 Looking for High Value Targets
• 18.6.7 Domain Privilege Escalation
• 18.6.8 Going for the Kill