Linux Essentials for Ethical Hackers - Full InfoSec Course

freeCodeCamp.org · Beginner ·🔐 Cybersecurity ·4y ago

Key Takeaways

This video course covers Linux essentials for ethical hackers, including file management, permissions, networking, and security topics like SSH, firewalls, and log clearing, using tools such as grep, tar, and UFW.

Original Description

In this Linux course, you will learn the 20% you need to know to be efficient with Linux. This course will teach all the common Linux skills used in cyber-security and ethical hacking. HackerSploit developed this course. Check out their channel: https://www.youtube.com/HackerSploit This course applies to almost all versions of Linux. It does not cover Linux installation. Watch this video to learn how to install Arch Linux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RxT4hjLo3g ⭐️ Course Contents ⭐️ ⌨️ (0:00:00) Introduction ⌨️ (0:01:56) Useful keyboard Shortcuts ⌨️ (0:08:52) File Management & Manipulation ⌨️ (0:32:18) File & Directory Permissions ⌨️ (0:55:22) File & Directory Ownership ⌨️ (0:59:35) grep & piping ⌨️ (1:06:53) Finding Files With Locate ⌨️ (1:14:36) Enumerating Distribution & Kernel Information ⌨️ (1:23:30) Find + OverTheWire Bandit Challenge ⌨️ (1:39:36) Shells & Bash Configuration ⌨️ (1:49:53) Disk Usage ⌨️ (1:58:41) File Compression & Archiving With tar ⌨️ (2:05:45) Users And Groups & Permissions With Visudo ⌨️ (2:24:52) Networking (ifconfig, netstat & netdiscover) ⌨️ (2:40:46) TOR & Proxychains ⌨️ (2:47:28) Service And Process Management (HTOP & systemctl) ⌨️ (3:04:58) SSH And SSH Security ⌨️ (3:20:56) Curl Fundamentals ⌨️ (3:36:40) UFW Firewall (Uncomplicated Firewall) ⌨️ (3:59:48) How To Clear Tracks & Logs On Linux ⌨️ (4:17:43) SSH Brute Force Protection With Fail2Ban -- 🎉 Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters: 👾 Wong Voon jinq 👾 hexploitation 👾 Katia Moran 👾 BlckPhantom 👾 Nick Raker 👾 Otis Morgan 👾 DeezMaster 👾 AppWrite -- Learn to code for free and get a developer job: https://www.freecodecamp.org Read hundreds of articles on programming: https://freecodecamp.org/news ❤️ Support for this channel comes from our friends at Scrimba – the coding platform that's reinvented interactive learning: https://scrimba.com/freecodecamp
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This course teaches the essential Linux skills needed for cybersecurity and ethical hacking, covering topics such as file management, permissions, networking, and security. By the end of the course, learners will be able to use Linux commands, manage files and permissions, and configure networking and security. The course is designed for beginners and applies to almost all versions of Linux.

Key Takeaways
  1. Learn useful keyboard shortcuts
  2. Understand file management and manipulation
  3. Configure file and directory permissions and ownership
  4. Use grep and piping
  5. Find files with locate
  6. Enumerate distribution and kernel information
  7. Configure shells and bash
  8. Manage disk usage
  9. Compress and archive files with tar
  10. Manage users and groups and permissions with visudo
💡 Understanding Linux essentials is crucial for cybersecurity and ethical hacking, and this course provides a comprehensive introduction to the necessary skills and tools.

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