🔁The Hacker Methodology

Introduction to the Hacker Methodology

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Room Attributes	Value
Subscription Required	False [Free]
Type	Walkthrough
Difficulty	Easy
Tags	Security, Methodology, Hacker Method, CEH

Video Walkthrough

https://youtu.be/DoOw8boYwfQ

Task 1 - Methodology Outline

What is the first phase of the Hacker Methodology?

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🚩Reconnaissance

Task 2 - Reconnaissance Overview

Who is the CEO of SpaceX?

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🚩Elon Musk

Do some research into the tool: sublist3r, what does it list?

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🚩subdomains

What is it called when you use Google to look for specific vulnerabilities or to research a specific topic of interest?

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🚩Google Dorking

Task 3 - Enumeration and Scanning Overview

What does enumeration help to determine about the target?

HINT: two words!

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🚩Attack Surface

Do some reconnaissance about the tool: Metasploit, what company developed it?

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🚩Rapid7

What company developed the technology behind the tool Burp Suite?

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🚩portswigger

Task 4 - Exploitation

What is one of the primary exploitation tools that pentester(s) use?

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🚩Metasploit

Task 5 - Privilege Escalation

In Windows what is usually the other target account besides Administrator?

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🚩System

What thing related to SSH could allow you to login to another machine (even without knowing the username or password)?

HINT: SSH ____

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🚩Keys

Task 6 - Covering Tracks

I read this section!

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Task 7 - Reporting

What would be the type of reporting that involves a full documentation of all findings within a formal document?

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🚩full formal report

What is the other thing that a pentester should provide in a report beyond: the finding name, the finding description, the finding criticality

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🚩remediation recommendation