Course Overview
This course focuses on external penetration testing tactics and techniques designed to help you improve your pentest game. Students should take this course if they are interested in:
- Gaining a better understanding of the external pentest attack methodology and mindset
- Improving overall pentest skillset and client relations
- Crushing their next pentest job interview
Requirements
- Previous beginner pentest knowledge strongly preferred
- Prior basic security knowledge strongly preferred
- Desire to learn is required :)
What will I learn?
The following concepts will be taught in this course:
- Objectives of an External Pentest
- Important Documents and Procedures
- Scope Verification and Client Communication
- Attack Strategies
- Vulnerability Scanning
- Common OSINT and Information Gathering Techniques
- Attacking O365/OWA
- Attacking Login Portals
- Bypassing MFA and Escalating Access
- Report Writing
- Identifying Common Pentest Findings
- Client Debriefs, Retests, and Attestations
Course Curriculum - 3.5 Hours
- Overview (0:52)
- Insufficient Authentication Controls (4:16)
- Weak Password Policy (4:17)
- Insufficient Patching (3:13)
- Default Credentials (3:37)
- Insufficient Encryption (3:05)
- Information Disclosure (4:02)
- Username Enumeration (2:37)
- Default Web Pages (1:47)
- Open Mail Relays (2:00)
- IKE Aggressive Mode (1:43)
- Unexpected Perimeter Services (1:39)
- Insufficient Traffic Blocking (2:14)
- Undetected Malicious Activity (1:55)
- Historical Account Compromises (1:46)
About the Instructor
Hi everyone! My name is Heath Adams, but I also go by "The Cyber Mentor" on social media. I am the founder and CEO of TCM Security, an ethical hacking and cybersecurity consulting company. While I am an ethical hacker by trade, I love to teach! I have taught courses to over 170,000 students on multiple platforms, including Udemy, YouTube, Twitch, and INE.
I am currently OSCP, OSWP, eCPPTX, eWPT, CEH, Pentest+, CCNA, Linux+, Security+, Network+, and A+ certified.
I'm also a husband, animal dad, tinkerer, and military veteran. I hope you enjoy my courses.
Follow Heath on Social Media:
LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/heathadams
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YouTube - https://youtube.com/c/thecybermentor
Twitch - https://twitch.tv/thecybermentor
