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The Hacker Mind Podcast: So You Want To Be A Pentester

ForAllSecure

Wylie wrote The PenTester BluePrint: Starting A Career As An Ethical Hacker. In this episode of The Hacker Mind, Kim talks about the practical steps anyone can take to gain the skills and confidence necessary to become a successful pentester -- from gaining certifications, to building a lab, to participating in bug bounties and even CTFs.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: So You Want To Be A Pentester

ForAllSecure

Wylie wrote The PenTester BluePrint: Starting A Career As An Ethical Hacker. In this episode of The Hacker Mind, Kim talks about the practical steps anyone can take to gain the skills and confidence necessary to become a successful pentester -- from gaining certifications, to building a lab, to participating in bug bounties and even CTFs.

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Penetration Testing: What is it?

NetSpi Executives

Penetration testing , also called pentesting or pen test , is a cybersecurity exercise in which a security testing expert, called a pentester, identifies and verifies real-world vulnerabilities by simulating the actions of a skilled threat actor determined to gain privileged access to an IT system or application.

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Lab Walkthrough?—?Moodle SpellChecker Path Authenticated RCE [CVE-2021–21809]

Pentester Academy

Purpose: We are learning how to exploit the Moodle server’s vulnerable version using the Metasploit Framework and a Python script. An attacker must have administrator privileges to exploit this vulnerability. Technical difficulty: Beginner Introduction In 2021, a high-risk vulnerability was found in Moodle. Moodle version 3.10

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: How To Get Paid To Hack

ForAllSecure

You could, of course, sell your skillz to the dark web. Or you could legitimately report what you find and get paid to do so. You might even travel the world. Vamosi: I’m going to start off a bit differently as I am considering different formats for this show. The general topic of how to get started in InfoSec, that's a given.

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