🎯 What You'll Learn
- Walk through every engagement phase
- Apply structured enumeration
- Understand post-exploitation goals
- Tie findings to business risk
About This Workbook
Where the introduction frames the field, this workbook details each phase of a real test — what you do, why, and how the stages connect into a coherent methodology.
Chapter 1 — Pre-Engagement
Everything that happens before you touch a target.
- Scoping
- Legal and logistics
- Goal setting
Chapter 2 — Recon & Enumeration
Building a complete picture of the target.
- Passive recon
- Active enumeration
- Service analysis
Chapter 3 — Exploitation & Foothold
Turning weaknesses into access.
- Selecting attacks
- Gaining a foothold
- Stabilising access
Chapter 4 — Post-Exploitation & Reporting
Maximising and communicating impact.
- Privilege escalation
- Lateral movement
- Reporting findings
Keep going. Work through each chapter in order, then apply what you learned in the matching labs.