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Scanning: Report and Prioritize Vulnerabilities

In this lab, you’ll scan systems using information gathered during initial enumeration to identify potential footholds into the network. When you’re finished, you’ll have a strategy and plan for gaining access.

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(22 reviews)
Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 1h 10m
Published
Clock icon Nov 01, 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

    Identify Target Services

    Gather information about running services that might offer the potential to gain an initial foothold in the target system.

  3. Challenge

    Vulnerability Discovery

    Use the information gathered from system scanning to identify vulnerabilities that may provide an opportunity to gain an initial foothold in the target environment.

  4. Challenge

    Analyze Results

    Review and analyze the information collected so far and prioritize the vulnerabilities that require further investigation based on their severity.

  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.

Matt has a degree in Chemical engineering and a PhD in mathematical chemistry. He is also a GIAC certified incident handler and penetration tester and has regulated cyber security in the UK civil nuclear sector for many years.

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