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Scan and Enumerate using PowerShell

In this lab, you’ll practice and develop skills in PowerShell and use Windows to look at how to perform techniques for identifying and enumerating computer systems within the company network to support red teaming activities. When you’re finished, you’ll have the necessary skills and knowledge to create tailored cyber security reconnaissance activities relevant to red team cyber security offense.

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Rating
(65 reviews)
Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 40m
Published
Clock icon Oct 31, 2024

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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

    Scanning using PowerShell

    In this challenge you will need to create PowerShell code on a corporate machine to scan for and discover computer systems on the corporate network. You will perform port scanning Windows and Linux machines, with Powershell code within a lab simulating scanning within an enterprise.

    This will demonstrate how to use the built in Powershell capability available on common Windows operating systems to be able to perform customized security actions. This will help you and your organization protect critical machines in a repeatable way.

  3. Challenge

    Enumeration using PowerShell

    In this challenge you will need to create PowerShell code on a corporate machine to enumerate for and discover computer systems details remotely on the corporate network. You will perform enumeration activities on the Windows machine, with Powershell code within a lab simulating the enumeration phase to collect system information.

    This will demonstrate how to use the built in Powershell capability available on common Windows operating systems to be able to collect valuable system information to better understand the network and system, to improve the chance of red team system compromise, a later phase of red team pen testing activities.

  4. 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.

Tim Coakley is a Senior Security Solutions Architect for a large multi-national organisation and an author at PluralSight. Tim started a long and successful full-time career in Digital Forensics supporting the criminal justice system and law enforcement on a long list of criminal cases.

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.

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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.