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Exploitation and Post-exploitation with Metasploit

by Dale Meredith

This course teaches you how to exploit and maintain access to vulnerable systems using Metasploit. You'll gain practical skills in exploiting known vulnerabilities and conducting post-exploitation with Meterpreter.

What you'll learn

In today's crazy world of threats, understanding how to exploit and leverage vulnerabilities is crucial for effective penetration testing. In this course, Exploitation and Post-exploitation with Metasploit, you'll learn how to exploit known vulnerabilities using the Metasploit Framework and perform advanced post-exploitation tasks. First, you'll explore how to use Metasploit’s vulnerability database to identify and exploit weaknesses in target systems. Next, you’ll discover how to maintain access and control over compromised systems using Meterpreter, including privilege escalation and lateral movement. Finally, you'll learn how to exfiltrate sensitive data while maintaining stealth and persistence on the target. By the end of this course, you'll have the practical skills and knowledge needed to carry out advanced exploitation and post-exploitation techniques using Metasploit.

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About the author

Dale Meredith has been a Certified Ethical Hacker/Instructor EC-Council for the past 15 years, and Microsoft Certified Trainer for over 20 years. Dale also has an additional 7 years of senior IT management experience and worked as a CTO for a popular ISP provider. Dale's expertise is in explaining difficult concepts and ensuring his students have an actionable knowledge of the course material. Straddling the line of fun and function, Dale's instruction is memorable and entertaining. Dale's knowl... more

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