| LSN | Date | Topic | Reading before Class | Exercises Due | Notes |
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| 1 | 09 Jan | Introduction |
Read Syllabus |
Begin PWK Exercises | Prior to Class: -Signed up for Slack -Installed VMWare Workstation -Downloaded Kali (NOT on DREN) -Access to Vsphere AUP |
| 2 | 11 Jan | Kali Linux and Essential Tools |
PWK Chapter 1 PWK Chapter 2-2.2 RTFM Pgs 5-9; 15-17; 30; 43-45 |
1.2.4 1.3.1.3 2.1.5 2.2.1 |
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| 15-Jan: Martin Luther King Day (No Classes) | |||||
| 3 | 16 Jan | Passive Information Gathering |
PWK Chapter 2.3 PWK Chapter 3 RTFM Pg 48 |
2.3.5 2.4.3 3.1.3 3.2.1 3.3.3 |
Watch this video 0:00-0:45 (then gets slow but realistic); 1:47-2:05; 2:37-2:42 |
| 4 | 18 Jan | Active Information Gathering |
PWK Chapter 4 Scan RTFM Pgs 35-39; 51-58 |
4.1.7 4.2.8 4.3.4 4.4.1 4.5.4 |
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| 5 | 22 Jan | Introduction to the Public Labs Initial Public Lab Enumeration Initial Public Lab Vuln. Scan |
PWK Chapter 5 |
5.2.2 5.7.9 |
Execise 5.7.9 is custom |
| 6* | 24 Jan | The Metasploit Framework Walkthrough of JD |
PWK Chapter 16-16.6 |
16.4.3 16.5.1 JD (227.txt) |
Optional but strongly recommended: Metasploit Unleashed Pushed 16.6.8 one lesson to help with file transfers Pushed 16.7.1. to after chapter 8 |
| 7 | 26 Jan | Working with Exploits File Transfer Privilege Escalation |
PWK Chapter 9.1 PWK Chapter 10 PWK Chapter 11 |
9.1.2.1 10.2.3 16.6.8 |
Added Chapter 11 Pushed 9.2.3 back to after BOF Pushed 11.2.3 since late addition |
| 8 | 30 Jan | Web Application Attacks |
PWK Chapter 13-13.3 |
11.2.3 13.2.3 13.3.1.3 13.3.2.1 |
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| 9 | 01 Feb | Walkthrough of Mike |
Mike (010.txt) | Do not just focus on skills from Chapter 13 | |
| 10 | 05 Feb | Web Attacks (SQL) |
PWK Chapter 13.4-13.6 |
13.4.1.1 13.4.5.1 13.4.6.1 13.6.1 |
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| 11 | 07 Feb | Walkthrough of Alpha |
Alpha (071.txt) | ||
| 12 | 09 Feb | Password Attacks |
PWK Chapter 14 |
14.1.5 14.2.3 14.3.6 |
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| 13 | 13 Feb | Walkthrough of Beta |
Beta (072.txt) | ||
| 14 | 15 Feb | Port Redirection and Tunneling |
PWK Chapter 15 |
13.5.1 15.5.1 |
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| 19-Feb: President's Day (No Classes) | |||||
| 15 | 20 Feb | Client Side Attacks |
PWK Chapter 12 |
12.1.4 12.2.3 12.3.1 |
You need to use the provided Kali image for 12.3.1. If you have upgraded your VM or are using a different Kali without Java v7; exercise 12.3.1 will be extremely difficult. You will get 0 bonus points on the OSCP exam unless you complete ALL exercises. |
| 16 | 22 Feb | Ed Skoudis (Counter-hack) Visit |
Drop class hour. Meet Dean's hour in TH115. Review this blog |
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| 17 | 26 Feb | Walkthrough of Gamma |
Gamma (073.txt) | ||
| 28-Feb: Superintendent's Day (No Classes) | |||||
| 18 | 01 Mar | NCX Prep Team Based Exercise |
NCX Prep Scenarios Basic Launcher |
NCX ROE NCX ROE Update NCX Prep PPT |
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| 19 | 05 Mar | NCX Prep Team Based Exercise Pt. 2 |
NCX Logisitcs | ||
| 20 | 07 Mar | Bypassing Antivirus Software |
PWK Chapter 17 |
17.4 | |
| 21* | 09 Mar | NCX Final Prep |
NCX ROE NCX ROE Update |
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| 10-18 Mar: Spring Break | |||||
| 19-21 Mar: NCX at Annapolis | |||||
| 22 | 20 Mar | Drop (Competition Day Prep) |
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| 23 | 22 Mar | Drop (Comp. Compensation) |
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| 24 | 26 Mar | NCX AAR |
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| 25 | 28 Mar | Win32 Buffer Overflow Exploitation |
PWK Chapter 7 |
7.2.3 7.4.1 7.5.2 7.7.1 7.8.1 |
Live Overflow Intro to Assembly |
| 26 | 30 Mar | PWK Labs In Class Work Time |
Niky (224.txt) Jeff (223.txt) |
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| 27 | 03 Apr | Linux Buffer Overflow Exploitation |
PWK Chapter 8 |
8.2.1 8.6.1 8.8.1 |
Live Overflow Linux Videos |
| 4-Apr: Superintendent's Day (No Classes) | |||||
| 28 | 06 Apr | Extra Exercises |
PWK Chapter 6 PWK Chapter 9.2 PWK Chapter 16.6 |
6.1.4 9.2.3 16.7.1 |
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| 29 | 10 Apr | PWK Coursework Wrap-up Exercises WPR Review |
Bob (013.txt) 1 of your own choice |
Last day to submit Exercises Sign up for OSCP Exam |
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| 30 | 12 Apr | Exercises WPR |
In Class WPR | ||
| 31 | 16 Apr | Return WPRs OSCP Exam Prep |
1 of your own choice | ||
| 32 | 18 Apr | Offensive Security Visit Jim O'Gorman and Joe Steinbach |
1 of your own choice | Required CTF 1600-2000 on 17 APR | |
| 33 | 20 Apr | Student Presentations Prep |
1 of your own choice | ||
| 34 | 24 Apr | PWK Labs In Class Work Time |
1 of your own choice | ||
| 35 | 26 Apr | Joe and Maddie (Pain) |
1 of your own choice | ||
| 36 | 30 Apr | Connor and Gabe (Ralph) Mason and Connor (Sean) |
1 of your own choice | ||
| 37** | 02 May | NCX Comp Time |
1 of your own choice | ||
| 3-May: Project's Day (No Classes) | |||||
| 38 | 07 May | Brennan and Sam Rod and Preston (Phoenix) |
1 of your own choice | ||
| 39 | 09 May | Ryan and Kyle |
1 of your own choice 1 of your own choice |
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| 40 | 11 May | Course-Wrap Up |
1 of your own choice | ||
* denotes modified day
** no formal class in TH115 on these days