Learn Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Online

Wireshark is a powerhouse for anyone diving into network analysis—whether you’re a sysadmin tracking down a slow server, a security enthusiast hunting for suspicious traffic, or a curious learner. It’s packed with features, but its sea of filters, operators, and options can feel daunting at first. This wireshark cheat sheet is your trusty roadmap, breaking down Wireshark’s essentials into bite-sized pieces with practical tips to get you started or sharpen your skills. What You See in a Packet Capture When you fire up Wireshark and start a packet capture, the default view will show the … [Read More...]

In today’s digital landscape, cybersecurity threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace. Organizations, regardless of their size, are constantly under the threat of cyberattacks, data breaches, and malicious activities. To combat these threats, cybersecurity professionals rely on a proactive approach known as threat hunting. Threat hunting involves actively searching for signs of malicious activity within a network before they escalate into full-blown attacks. While many organizations invest in expensive cybersecurity solutions, there are also several free threat hunting tools that are widely used in the … [Read More...]

Initial Compromise If you want to follow along be sure to first get access to this lab by going to OffSec. We start off by running a basic NMAP scan as root to determine what ports are open on the machine and their service versions. Let’s throw in the -A flag to get an understanding of what operating system we’re working with. Sometimes nmap scans can take a while, so I like to pipe the output into a text file to reference the scan later. You can use the following command to do so: Taking a look at our nmap results, we can see there’s various open ports. We see the web server is running a Unix … [Read More...]