In our increasingly interconnected world, cybersecurity is of utmost importance. This Skill Tree offers a comprehensive learning path for those aspiring to become security professionals. Beginning with the fundamentals, it leads you through a well - structured roadmap that encompasses network security, cryptography, and ethical hacking. Hands - on, non - video courses and practical exercises in a secure playground environment ensure you acquire real - world cybersecurity skills.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NMAP
Nmap is a widely used open-source utility for network discovery and security auditing. This group covers various aspects of Nmap, including installation, basic usage, scanning techniques, output formats, performance optimization, and advanced features.
This skill covers the process of installing and setting up Nmap on different operating systems. It includes downloading the latest version, configuring the installation, and ensuring that Nmap is properly integrated into the system.
This skill focuses on understanding the basic command syntax of Nmap and its various options. It covers how to construct Nmap commands, specify targets, and select appropriate scan types.
This skill introduces the concept of TCP connect scans, one of the most basic and common scan types in Nmap. It explains how to perform a TCP connect scan, its advantages, and its limitations.
This skill covers the scanning of commonly used ports, which is a common practice in network reconnaissance and vulnerability assessment. It teaches how to scan specific port ranges or a predefined list of common ports.
This skill focuses on understanding the various output formats available in Nmap, such as interactive, XML, script kiddie, and grepable output. It helps users choose the most suitable format for their needs and interpret the output effectively.
This skill teaches how to save Nmap scan results to a file for later analysis or documentation purposes. It covers different file formats and techniques for organizing and managing scan output.
This skill explores the different port scanning methods available in Nmap, such as TCP SYN scan, TCP connect scan, UDP scan, and idle/zombie scan. It helps users understand the strengths and weaknesses of each method and choose the appropriate one based on the scanning scenario.
This skill covers various host discovery techniques in Nmap, including ping scan, TCP SYN scan, TCP connect scan, and ARP scan. It helps users identify live hosts on the network efficiently and reliably.
This skill delves into the different scan types and techniques available in Nmap, such as TCP scan, SYN scan, UDP scan, idle/zombie scan, and version scan. It teaches users how to select and combine different scan types to achieve specific reconnaissance objectives.
This skill covers various methods of specifying targets in Nmap, including IP addresses, hostnames, IP ranges, and input from external files. It helps users scan multiple targets efficiently and accurately.
This skill focuses on optimizing Nmap scans for better performance and efficiency. It covers techniques for adjusting timing parameters, parallelization, and other performance-related options to strike a balance between scan speed and accuracy.
This skill teaches users how to control the verbosity levels of Nmap output, ranging from minimal to highly detailed. It helps users tailor the output to their specific needs and preferences.
This skill delves into the SYN scan technique, which is one of the most popular and efficient scanning methods in Nmap. It explains how SYN scans work, their advantages, and their potential limitations.
This skill covers various techniques for scanning UDP ports using Nmap, including UDP scan, UDP scan with version detection, and UDP port scanning optimization techniques.
This skill focuses on Nmap's ability to detect the operating system and version running on target systems. It covers techniques for accurate OS and version detection, as well as potential limitations and considerations.
This skill explores Nmap's service detection capabilities, which allow users to identify the services running on open ports. It covers techniques for accurate service detection and potential limitations.
This skill introduces the Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE), a powerful feature that allows users to extend Nmap's functionality through scripts. It covers the basics of writing and executing NSE scripts.
This skill delves into the various categories of NSE scripts available in Nmap, such as discovery, vulnerability detection, and exploitation scripts. It also covers techniques for updating and managing the script database.
This skill focuses on techniques for evading firewalls and other security measures during Nmap scans. It covers methods like fragmented packets, source port manipulation, and decoy scanning.
This skill explores techniques for performing stealthy and covert scans using Nmap, which can be useful in situations where discretion is required. It covers methods like idle/zombie scanning, source routing, and manipulation of TCP flags.
WIRESHARK
Wireshark is a powerful network protocol analyzer that enables users to capture, analyze, and troubleshoot network traffic. This group covers various aspects of using Wireshark for network analysis, from basic setup and configuration to advanced features and techniques.
This skill covers the process of installing Wireshark on various operating systems and configuring it for optimal performance. It includes setting up capture interfaces, adjusting preferences, and ensuring necessary permissions for network packet capture.
This skill introduces the Wireshark user interface, explaining the different panels, windows, and their functionalities. It helps users navigate the interface effectively and understand the layout for efficient packet analysis.
This skill focuses on capturing network packets using Wireshark. It covers various capture modes, filtering options, and techniques for capturing specific traffic types or network segments.
Display filters in Wireshark allow users to narrow down the displayed packets based on specific criteria. This skill teaches how to create and apply display filters to isolate relevant traffic for analysis.
Capture filters in Wireshark are used to selectively capture packets based on defined rules. This skill covers the syntax and usage of capture filters to focus on specific network traffic during the capture process.
Colorizing rules in Wireshark allow users to visually differentiate packets based on custom rules. This skill teaches how to create and apply colorizing rules to enhance packet analysis and identify patterns more easily.
Wireshark provides deep protocol dissection capabilities, allowing users to analyze packet details at various layers. This skill covers interpreting protocol information, understanding protocol fields, and identifying potential issues or anomalies.
The 'Follow TCP Stream' feature in Wireshark allows users to reconstruct and view the data stream of a TCP conversation. This skill teaches how to use this feature for analyzing application-level protocols and payload data.
Wireshark provides options to export captured packets in various formats for further analysis or sharing. This skill covers exporting techniques, such as saving capture files, exporting specific packet ranges, or generating packet logs.
This skill focuses on performing in-depth packet analysis using Wireshark. It covers techniques for identifying network issues, security threats, performance bottlenecks, and extracting relevant information from captured traffic.
Wireshark has the ability to decrypt SSL/TLS traffic with the appropriate key material. This skill covers configuring Wireshark for SSL/TLS decryption, providing keys or passwords, and analyzing decrypted traffic.
With the increasing adoption of IPv6, Wireshark provides support for capturing and analyzing IPv6 traffic. This skill covers understanding IPv6 packet structure, applying IPv6-specific filters, and troubleshooting IPv6 network issues using Wireshark.
Wireshark can be run from the command line, enabling automation and integration with scripts. This skill covers using Wireshark from the command line, passing arguments, and incorporating it into automation workflows.
HYDRA
Hydra is a parallelized login cracker which supports numerous protocols to attack. It is very fast and flexible, and new modules are easy to add.
This skill covers the process of installing Hydra on various operating systems and configuring it for optimal performance.