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Volt Typhoon: T1059.003 Command and Scripting Interpreter Detection Lab

In this lab, you'll search for IOCs left by the threat actor group, Volt Typhoon

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 1h 0m
Published
Clock icon Sep 26, 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

    Command and Scripting Detection

    In this lab, you will discover the artifacts created by the threat actor Volt Typhoon.

  3. 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.

Michael Teske is an Author Evangelist with Pluralsight helping people elevate their skills. He has 20+ years of experience in IT Ops, including 17 as an IT instructor at a community college.

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