Applied Cybersecurity

Red vs Blue Penetration Testing

Information Security Basics 4.7(75)5h 9m16 lectures2 sections

What you'll learn

Understand the roles of the Red Team and Blue Team
Understand cybersecurity basics and penetration testing
Set up a safe lab environment
Understand the reconnaissance and scanning stage
Understand the risk of vulnerability exploitation and post-compromise activity
Detect attacks
Apply incident response steps
Harden systems and coordinate between teams

About this course

This course covers applied cybersecurity from both the attack and the defense side, with the goal of awareness: understanding how attacks work so you can protect systems. It begins with an introduction to the Red Team and Blue Team, then the basics of cybersecurity and the concept of penetration testing, followed by setting up a safe, isolated lab environment. Next you learn about the reconnaissance and scanning stage and what it reveals about a system, then the idea of exploiting vulnerabilities and post-compromise activity, seen from the angle of understanding risk and impact. The course then moves to the defensive side: attack detection, incident response labs, system hardening and teamwork between teams, followed by a full attack and defense simulation and a final test with a workbook. It suits people interested in cybersecurity, system administrators and beginners who want to understand protection and defense. Basic knowledge of computers and networks is preferred. By the end you will be able to understand attackers' methods, detect attacks, respond to security incidents and reduce their impact on systems.

Expected outcomes

Ability to conduct penetration tests professionally.
Practical understanding of attacker methods and how to counter them.
Preparedness to work within Red Team or Blue Team.
Analyzing cyber attacks and mitigating their impact on systems.

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Course content

Applied Cybersecurity (Attack and Defense)

14 lectures

Introduction to Attack and Defense (Red & Blue Team)Introduces the concepts of Red Team and Blue Team in cybersecurity and the educational goal of studying penetration testing to understand how to protect systems.7:28
Cybersecurity Fundamentals (Penetration Testing)Explains the basic concepts of penetration testing and the difference between offensive, defensive, and combined teams, aiming to understand the defensive and educational methodology in cybersecurity.30:08
Setting Up the Work Environment (Lab Setup)Explains the educational purpose of setting up an isolated lab environment to safely and controllably practice cybersecurity concepts away from any real system.50:19
Reconnaissance and ScanningExplains the educational purpose of the reconnaissance and scanning phase in penetration testing, and how it helps understand potential weaknesses for protection and awareness purposes.30:50
Recon LabPractically applies, in a closed lab environment, the concept of information gathering and scanning, for the educational purpose of understanding how exposed system information can be discovered for defense and security awareness.30:53
ExploitationExplains the educational purpose of the exploitation phase in penetration testing within an isolated environment, to understand how breaches occur in order to build stronger defenses.12:32
Exploitation LabPractically applies, in a closed training environment, the concept of exploiting vulnerabilities for educational purposes, to understand attack mechanisms in order to strengthen security defenses and protect systems.13:24
Post-ExploitationExplains the educational purpose of the post-exploitation phase in an isolated training environment, to understand attacker behavior after access in order to build stronger defenses.28:34
DetectionExplains the educational purpose of the Blue Team's role in detecting attack activity through network monitoring tools and incident response methodology.19:04
Incident Response Lab - Part OnePractically applies, in a training environment, the concept of live attack detection using network monitoring tools, for the educational purpose of understanding how to spot suspicious activity and protect systems.23:28
Incident Response Lab - Part TwoExplains the educational purpose of incident containment, system hardening, and evidence preservation steps after an attack, within the incident response methodology.10:04
Hardening Systems and Integrative Work Between TeamsExplains the Purple Team concept and collaboration between attack and defense, why Security Validation must be continuous and automated through scripts, and hardening steps for Linux and Windows such as patching and renaming the admin account.12:21
Comprehensive Simulation of Attack and DefenseA capstone project applying a full scenario from scratch: reconnaissance and scanning with tools like Nmap, then exploitation, the Blue Team role, and finally the Purple Team and system hardening.30:44
Final Test and Course ReviewReviews the course through the final exam and its answers, such as the best containment action and persistence, stresses never skipping information gathering, and outlines next steps, certifications, and the value of Purple Team training.10:05