WEEK 4 Locating & Fixing Exploits, Password Attacks

Chapter 2 of Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook — core command-line tools every scripter needs

A full walkthrough of AWS GuardDuty for intelligent threat detection and Security Hub for centralizing and prioritizing security findings across your AWS environment.

Exploit insecure file upload functionality, gain reverse shell access, and escalate privileges via SUID Python binary.

Walkthrough of the Conversor machine – web app XSLT injection, credential cracking from SQLite, and sudo privilege escalation with needrestart.

A detailed walkthrough of the Expressway machine, covering IPsec enumeration, PSK hash cracking, and Sudo host-based privilege escalation.

A full walkthrough of AWS CloudTrail for API auditing and AWS Config for resource configuration tracking and drift detection.

Put your TShark skills into practice and analyse some network traffic.

A full walkthrough of AWS Organizations, Service Control Policies, and IAM Permission Boundaries — org-level guardrails that override everything below them.

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