Pentesting Learning Resources

Cluster focuses on recommendations for hands-on courses, CTFs, bootcamps, and platforms like PentesterLab, HackTheBox, and picoCTF to learn penetration testing, offensive security, and hacking skills.

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kyrre Jul 15, 2014 View on HN

Try these courses/exercises:http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~redwood/OffensiveComputerSecurity/https://pentesterlab.com/http://exploit-exercises.com/

sarciszewski Jan 30, 2015 View on HN

Why not give Matasano a call? Rumor has it they'll give you great book(s) just for applying.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8823260Also from Matasano: cryptopals.com and microcorruption.comOffensive security lectures:http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~redwood/OffensiveSecurityOther resources:<a h

infoseckid Aug 31, 2014 View on HN

You guys might enjoy this http://www.pentesteracademy.com/course?id=7

video-host Dec 25, 2017 View on HN

Check out https://pentesterlab.com/bootcamp/

sn9 Sep 22, 2023 View on HN

You might wish to check out CMU's picoCTF: https://picoctf.org/

elyrly Jan 2, 2019 View on HN

Start here - https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/ https://www.hackthebox.eu/Show your work, start bug hunting

video-host Feb 12, 2016 View on HN

Check out https://pentesterlab.com/bootcamp

FearNotDaniel Apr 15, 2024 View on HN

I recommend Troy Hunt's Hack Yourself First course as a good hands on introduction:https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/hack-yourself-first

infoseckid Mar 18, 2014 View on HN

This could be of interest to someone: http://www.pentesteracademy.com/course?id=7

argio Oct 27, 2016 View on HN

maybe this is something for you -> https://cybersecuritybase.github.io/introduction/