🎯 What You'll Learn
- Run a disciplined enumeration methodology
- Gain and stabilise an initial foothold
- Escalate privileges on Linux and Windows
- Pivot and document a full compromise
About This Workbook
This professional track strings the core offensive skills into one cohesive methodology, mirroring a hands-on practical exam. You move from external enumeration to foothold, privilege escalation, and lateral movement across a small network.
Chapter 1 — Methodology & Mindset
How to approach a black-box network methodically and manage your time under pressure.
- Enumeration-first methodology
- Time and note management
- Keeping a findings log
Chapter 2 — Enumeration to Foothold
Turning service discovery into a reliable initial shell.
- Service enumeration
- Identifying the weak link
- Gaining and stabilising a shell
Chapter 3 — Privilege Escalation
Climbing to root or SYSTEM on compromised hosts.
- Linux escalation paths
- Windows escalation paths
- Credential reuse
Chapter 4 — Pivoting & Reporting
Reaching internal hosts and writing it all up.
- Tunnelling and pivoting
- Chaining hosts
- The exam-style report
Keep going. Work through each chapter in order, then apply what you learned in the matching labs.