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 what is appropriate?
• 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 – acquiring information from public sources.
• Passive and active methods of network traffic analysis.
• Identification of services and network topology.
• Security systems (firewalls, IPS/IDS, WAF, etc.) and their impact on testing.

Penetration Testing – Vulnerability Discovery

• System and version identification.
• Finding vulnerabilities in systems, infrastructure, and applications.
• Vulnerability assessment – "does it hurt?"
• Exploit sources and customization possibilities.

Penetration Testing – Attack and Taking Control

• Types of attacks – how they are conducted and their consequences.
• 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."
• Analyzing a compromised system – interesting files, saved passwords, private data.
• Special cases: web applications, WiFi networks.
• Social engineering – how to "break" a person if system attacks fail.

Penetration Testing – Covering Tracks and Maintaining Access

• Logging systems and activity monitoring.
• Cleaning logs and covering tracks.
• Backdoor – leaving an open entry point.

Penetration Testing – Summary

• Report preparation and structure.
• Report delivery and consultation.
• Verification of recommendation implementation.