Hacker Methodologies for Security Professionals Training
This course teaches students the processes threat actors use to break into organizations’ networks and steal their most sensitive data. Utilizing industry-standard penetration testing and auditing software, attendees will learn to identify, scan, and enumerate target systems; correlate services to vulnerabilities and exploits; employ exploits to gain access to the target systems; elevate privileges; propagate through the network; and cover their tracks within a target network. This course is focused primarily on Windows and Linux operating systems, so students should be comfortable with both.
Hacker Methodologies for Security Professionals
Course Overview
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the classes of hackers, their motivations, and
- the methodologies employed by threat actors
- Use publicly available tools and open source
- intelligence techniques to develop a target footprint
- Scan and enumerate targets to identify underlying
- operating systems and services
- Research and leverage exploits for vulnerable services
- to achieve access to target systems
- Identify system configuration weaknesses and viable
- privilege escalation tactics
- Analyze exploited systems to identify and remove
- indicators of compromise
- Employ system tools to exploit additional targets
- within an internal network
Course Outline
- Lesson 1 : Hacker Techniques and Tools
- Module One: Hacking: The Next Generation
- Module Two: TCP/IP Review
- Module Three: Cryptographic Concepts
- Module Four: Four Physical Security
- Lesson 2: A Technical and Social Overview of Hacking
- Module Five: Footprinting Tools and Techniques
- Module Six: Port Scanning
- Module Seven: Enumeration and Computer System Hacking
- Module Eight: Wireless Vulnerabilities
- Module Nine: Web and Database Attacks
- Module Ten: Malware
- Module Eleven: Sniffers, Session Hijacking, and Denial of Service Attacks
- Module Twelve: Linux and Penetration Testing
- Module Thirteen: Social Engineering
- Lesson 3: Incident Response and Defensive Technologies
- Module Fourteen: Incident Response
- Module Fifteen: Defensive Technologies
Intended Audience
- Threat Hunters who need to understand hacker behavior and methodology
- Security Analysts and Incident Responders who need to identify signs of compromise
- New members of penetration testing or red teams
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with Windows or Linux command-line interfaces
- Knowledge of TCP/IP networking
- Successful completion of OS Internals for Security Professionals
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Subject: Request for Penetration Testing & Red Teaming training from Applied Technology Academy
[Decision Maker Name],
I'm writing to request time and budget approval to complete Applied Technology Academy's course, Hacker Methodologies for Security Professionals Training. The information below outlines how this training benefits our organization, the tasks I'll be able to perform after completing it, and relevant cost and funding details.
Course Description
This course teaches students the processes threat actors use to break into organizations’ networks and steal their most sensitive data. Utilizing industry-standard penetration testing and auditing software, attendees will learn to identify, scan, and enumerate target systems; correlate services to vulnerabilities and exploits; employ exploits to gain access to the target systems; elevate privileges; propagate through the network; and cover their tracks within a target network. This course is focused primarily on Windows and Linux operating systems, so students should be comfortable with both. Applied Technology Academy is an award-winning, SBA-certified woman-owned training provider (est. 2008) whose instructors are active practitioners; the course is hands-on with virtual labs and a learn-by-doing methodology.
Course Objectives
Once I've completed the course, I'll have hands-on, job-ready skills in penetration testing & red teaming that I can apply immediately to our work.
Expected Organizational Benefits
After completing this course, I will be better equipped to apply these skills directly to our projects, reduce our reliance on outside expertise, strengthen our team's capabilities, and share what I learn with colleagues.
Expected Cost & Funding
Course fee: [request an itemized quote at the link below]. Applied Technology Academy supports multiple funding paths that may reduce or cover this cost: GSA MAS purchasing and government purchase orders, military credentialing funding (Army CA, AF COOL, CG COOL), VA GI Bill and VR&E, ATA Flexible Spending, and student financing. Private team cohorts are available if colleagues should attend with me.
Conclusion
This training provides practical, hands-on experience I can apply immediately to strengthen our work in penetration testing & red teaming. Additional course information is available at https://appliedtechnologyacademy.com/hacker-methodologies-for-security-professionals/.
Thank you for your consideration,
[Your Name]
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