Featured resource
pluralsight tech forecast
2025 Tech Forecast

Which technologies will dominate in 2025? And what skills do you need to keep up?

Check it out
Hamburger Icon
  • Labs icon Lab
  • Security
Google Cloud Platform icon
Labs

Hunting for C2 and Tunneling

In this lab, you'll practice detecting C2 and tunneling activities in a Windows and Ubuntu setup. By analyzing network traffic and system logs, you'll enhance your threat hunting skills and learn to identify cybersecurity threats.

Google Cloud Platform icon
Labs

Path Info

Rating
(11 reviews)
Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 1h 15m
Published
Clock icon Jan 24, 2025

Contact sales

By filling out this form and clicking submit, you acknowledge our privacy policy.

Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Getting Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Detecting Unusual Network Traffic

    Identify network traffic that may indicate C2 communication is taking place.

  3. Challenge

    Uncovering Tunneling Techniques

    Investigate network traffic for signs of tunneling activities.

  4. Challenge

    Correlating Activities with System Behavior

    Correlate network findings with system logs and activities.

  5. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

Lee Allen is a penetration tester by trade. Lee has authored four books about penetration testing and has created several Pluralsight courses.

What's a lab?

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.

Provided environment for hands-on practice

We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.

Guided walkthrough

Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!

Did you know?

On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.