Advanced Python Scripting for Cybersecurity Specialization by INFOSEC https://github.com/hposton/advanced-python-for-cybersecurity

1 Introduction

1.1 Performing reconnaissance

• Shodan search
• DNS Exploration
• Network scanning
• Service detection
• CVE lookup

After this, we have a lot of information about the target: IP addresses, services, vulnerabilities, etc.

1.2 Gaining initial access

• Generating password variations
• Generating three random words
• Automating brute force

2 Establishing Command-and-Control and Finding Credentials

2.1 Establishing Command-and-Control

• Traffic analysis
• Calculating entropy
• Detecting encodings
• Building C2 packets

2.2 Finding Credentials

• Credential access
• Dumping Chrome credentials
• Searching the registry
• Searching the system
• Cracking Linux passwords
• Analyzing passwords