Hacking and Defending Networks

Our infrastructure hacking course is designed to teach systems administrators the tools and techniques we use when targeting network infrastructure during real world penetration tests. We'll also review all of the findings from the session and provide guidance on how systems and networks could be hardened to make exploitation action more difficult and attack detection easier.

It’s also a useful course for those looking to break into penetration testing who want a first step on the journey.

System Administrators often focus on building a network to deliver IT functions. They’re often tied to strict deadlines and therefore ensuring everything is secure is sometimes not the first priority.

Additionally, many security flaws can be subtle or difficult to spot if you’re not well versed in common vulnerability types and testing methods.

By using the 'hackers' point-of-view throughout the training course we allow those interested in developing a security testing capability to get started on that journey.

This course steps you through the common phases of an Infrastructure Penetration Test and allows you to gain an understanding of how hackers hack.

Proof of Concept & Confirmation

Where vulnerabilities are discovered, a proof of concept exploit will be created to demonstrate the potential business risk. This ensures that false positives are removed by manually confirming and demonstrating all discovered vulnerabilities.

Exploitation

Exploitation involves discovering weaknesses within exposed applications and leveraging those weaknesses to demonstrate as much business risk as possible.

Mapping & Intelligence Gathering

Before the engagement begins, we will map the attack surface to discover alive hosts, services, and versions.

Vulnerability Discovery

We’ll demonstrate methods of finding and confirming vulnerabilities to minimise false positives being highlighted.

Want to know more about how our Hacking and Defending Networks security training course could benefit your organisation? Get in touch with one of our experts today for more info, or head over to Eventbrite to book your place on an upcoming session.