Offense

Learning offensive operations or ethical hacking offers significant benefits to cybersecurity professionals. First, understanding how cybercriminals operate and think is essential for developing effective defensive strategies. By learning how attackers exploit vulnerabilities, security teams can identify and remediate these weaknesses before they can be exploited. Second, offensive operations training provides hands-on experience with tools and techniques used by hackers, such as social engineering, phishing, and exploit development. This knowledge helps security teams develop countermeasures that can effectively detect and prevent such attacks. Third, offensive operations training can enhance an organization's overall security posture by identifying gaps and vulnerabilities in the security infrastructure. Finally, offensive operations training can help prepare security teams to respond effectively to cyberattacks, as they will have a better understanding of the attacker's techniques and motivations. In summary, learning offensive operations is essential for developing effective cybersecurity strategies and protecting organizations from cyber threats.

• The Metasploit Unleashed (MSFU) course is provided free of charge by Offensive Security in order to raise awareness for underprivileged children in East Africa. If you enjoy this free ethical hacking course, we ask that you make a donation to the Hackers For Charity non-profit 501©(3) organization. A sum of $9.00 will feed a child for a month, so any contribution makes a difference.
  Metasploit Course
• Kali Linux Revealed: Mastering the Penetration Testing Distribution
  https://kali.training
• The Cobalt Strike team has compiled a number of online resources and training videos to provide an overview of Cobalt Strike as well as tips and tricks to using the solution.
  Advanced Threat Tactic training videos
• A curated list of hacking environments where you can train your cyber skills free, legally and safely.
  Cyber Skills
• Hands-on cyber security training through real-world scenarios
  Try HackMe
• Empowering the world to fight cyber threats with indispensable cybersecurity skills and resources. Build the path to a secure future with OffSec. OFFSEC YouTube Channel
• PentesterAcademy Attack-Defense Labs!
  Attack Defense
• CobaltStrike Training Videos
  CobaltStrike
• The penetration testing execution standard consists of seven (7) main sections. These cover everything related to a penetration test - from the initial communication and reasoning behind a pentest, through the intelligence gathering and threat modeling phases where testers are working behind the scenes in order to get a better understanding of the tested organization, through vulnerability research, exploitation and post exploitation, where the technical security expertise of the testers come to play and combine with the business understanding of the engagement, and finally to the reporting, which captures the entire process, in a manner that makes sense to the customer and provides the most value to it.
  Pentest Standards