Performing reconnaissance Course

The course demonstrates the use of Python to automate the process of performing reconnaissance on a target environment.

1 hour, 27 minutes

Course description

In this course, you'll explore the use of Python to perform reconnaissance. This includes a look at Shodan, DNS queries with Python, network scanning with scapy, service detection and CVE lookups.

Syllabus

CVE lookups with Python

Video - 00:07:00
This video demonstrates the use of Python and the VulDB API to look up CVE data for particular applications.
Service detection with Python

Video - 00:21:00
This video combines the data collected in previous videos to identify service names and versions.
Network scanning with scapy

Video - 00:17:00
This video demonstrates the use of scapy to perform scanning and banner-grabbing of a target computer.
DNS queries with Python

Video - 00:14:00
This video introduces the use of Python to perform DNS queries and learn about the purpose of target systems.
Querying Shodan with Python

Video - 00:14:00
This video demonstrates how to collect intelligence about a target environment, using the Shodan API.
Introduction to reconnaissance

Video - 00:13:00
This video introduces the process of performing reconnaissance and describes how it can be automated with Python.

Meet the author

Howard Poston

Howard Poston is a copywriter, author, and course developer with experience in cybersecurity and blockchain security, cryptography, and malware analysis. He has an MS in Cyber Operations, a decade of experience in cybersecurity, and over five years of experience as a freelance consultant providing training and content creation for cyber and blockchain security. He is also the creator of over a dozen cybersecurity courses, has authored two books, and has spoken at numerous cybersecurity conferences. He can be reached by email at howard@howardposton.com or via his website at https://www.howardposton.com.
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