Pentester Academy

In this Hacker Project we will learn how to create an SMS controlled Pentesting Bot! This bot will be able to run nmap scans on your command from anywhere in the world

MS SQL Server is widely used in enterprise networks. Due to its use by third party applications, support for legacy applications and use as a database, SQL Server is a treasure trove for attackers. It gets integrated with in an active directory environment very well, which makes it an attractive target for abuse of features and privileges. In this training, we will see that how to attack a SQL Server not only as an individual service but as a part of the enterprise network. We will discuss the mutual trust which SQL Server has with domain, users and how linked SQL Servers can be abused. We will perform enumeration and scanning, privilege escalation and post exploitation tasks like Domain Privilege Escalation, identifying juicy information, Command Execution, retrieving system secrets, lateral movement, persistence and more.

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) has been used by Windows administrators for various system management operations since Windows NT. As WMI is often used to automate administrative tasks, it is of equal use for attackers as it is for defenders. It is very helpful to understand WMI and its working to be able to fully utilize its power both for Red and Blue teams. In this training through demonstrations and hands-on, we will discuss how WMI and CIM can be utilized for offensive as well as defensive security. Different utilities like PowerShell built-in cmdlets, PowerShell scripts, native windows tools and Linux tools will be discussed. Various attacks like enumeration and information gathering, lateral movement, persistence, backdoors, modifying security descriptors etc. will be executed by utilizing WMI. We will also discuss how WMI can be used for agentless monitoring, detection of above mentioned attacks and more.

This course focuses on the tools, techniques and procedures to monitor 802.11ac/n networks. We will be learning about both USB and Access Point hardware, pros and cons, and scalable architectures. We will be looking at different hardware for monitoring ranging in price from $40 to $350 and above, both USB and Access Point solutions.

In today’s secured environments, it is almost impossible for Red-Blue Teams to emulate modern adversarial tactics, techniques and procedures using publicly available 3rd party pentesting products. Powerful adversaries typically develop custom code to ensure stealth and undetectability for as long as possible. This course uses a recipe approach to teach Red-Blue teams to do exactly this. In this module, we will specifically look at different techniques to query Process Listing using a variety of Windows APIs. We will also go in-depth into Windows Tokens, different fields and how to get this programmatically. Finally, we will understand how to read-write process memory.

The age of intelligent machines is here! We are now seeing Machine Learning disrupting every technological field including computer security. As more and more security products use Machine Learning, it is important as Pentesters and Security Researchers to understand how to make and break this technology!

A good primer on OSINT, this course explains what Open Source Intelligence is and also covers types of OSINT sources, ethics and grey areas, useful tools available for OSINT information gathering including Google custom searches. The course will also cover cases and scenarios allowing the student to see how intelligence they have gathered can be used/ seen in different contexts. Students will also be exposed to tools like Maltego, FOCA and cree.py and work on labs where they will build their own fake/ puppet LinkedIn profile for intelligence gathering purposes, build a Google Custom Search Engine and gather intelligence on a large organization. Students will take away an appreciation for OSINT, why it needs to be a part of their toolbox, an intelligence gathering recipe and exposure to tools and techniques they can start using right away.

We are now living in a Big Data world – billions of devices communicating over millions of networks and generating petabytes of data, both at rest and in transit! Security professionals now encounter Big Data in the form of large log files, network traffic captures, forensics of large images and exports from security tools and products. In this course, we will look at how to analyze, mangle, transform and visualize data to derive interesting insights and intelligence from it. Pandas is a Python library which is part of SciPy scientific computing ecosystem. In simple terms, Pandas provides powerful data structures to perform data analysis. As dry as this might initially sound, due to the high level of abstraction provided by its powerful API, Pandas allows us to do really complicated analysis with just a few lines of Python code. In this course, we will go through the basics of Numpy, a deep dive into Pandas Series and Dataframes and how to analyze data with it. The case study used is analysis of Wi-Fi networks using Airodump-NG’s output file for a relatively large network with hundreds of devices.

This course will familiarize students with all aspects of Windows forensics.By the end of this course students will be able to perform live analysis, capture volatile data, make images of media, analyze filesystems, analyze network traffic, analyze files, perform memory analysis, and analyze malware for a Windows subject on a Linux system with readily available free and open source tools.  Students will also gain an in-depth understanding of how Windows works under the covers.

The PowerShell For Penetration Testers (PFPT) is an online course designed for teaching PowerShell to penetration testers, system administrators and other security professionals. You will be able to use and write tools in PowerShell which is installed by default of all modern Windows operating systems. The course will be of interest for anyone who wants to know more about using PowerShell for security research, penetration testing and red teaming. The course covers various phases of a penetration testing and PowerShell is used to enhance techniques in the each phase.

This course will familiarize students with all aspects of Linux forensics. By the end of this course students will be able to perform live analysis, capture volatile data, make images of media, analyze filesystems, analyze network traffic, analyze files, perform memory analysis, and analyze malware all on a Linux system with readily available free and open source tools. Students will also gain an in-depth understanding of how Linux works under the covers.

WinDbg is the most popular Debugger for Windows. In this course, we will look at how WinDbg can be used for both User and Kernel mode debugging. We will learn how processes and threads work on Windows, and how we can examine memory, modify registers & data, disassemble code etc. among other things. We will also learn a bit of Windows internals, kernel data strucutres and how to analyze rootkits and other malicious code in the form of device drivers.