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Establishing Command-and-Control and Finding Credentials (Coursera)

Offered by Infosec,

This course demonstrates the use of Python to establish command-and-control channels between a target environment and the attackers infrastructure. This course also demonstrates the use of Python to collect information on a system, including both user credentials and other sensitive data.

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Course 2 of 3 in the Advanced Python Scripting for Cybersecurity Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Establishing Command-and-Control
WEEK 2: Finding Credentials

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