File Manipulation Flashcards
A command-line utility for outputting the first ten lines of a file provided
to it
head
A command-line utility for outputting the last ten lines of a file provided
to it
tail
A command-line utility for outputting the contents of a file to the screen
cat(concatenate)
A command-line utility for searching plain-text data sets for lines that
match a regular expression or pattern
grep
A command-line utility used to change the access permissions of file
system objects
chmod
Utility that provides an easy way to add messages to the /var/log/syslog
file from the command line or from other files
logger
Utility that supports encrypted data transfer between two computers for
secure logins, file transfers, or general purpose connections
SSH
A task automation and configuration management framework from
Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and the associated scripting
language
Powershell
An interpreted, high-level and general-purpose programming language
Python
A software library for applications that secure communications over
computer networks against eavesdropping or need to identify the party
at the other end
OpenSSL
A command line utility that allows you to capture and analyze network
traffic going through your system
tcpdump
A suite of free open source utilities for editing and replaying previously
captured network traffic
tcptreplay
A popular network analysis tool to capture network packets and display
them at a granular level for real-time or
offline analysis
Wireshark
A command line utility used to copy disk images using a bit by bit copying
process
dd
A data preview and imaging tool that lets you quickly assess electronic
evidence to determine if further analysis with a forensic tool is needed
FTK Imager
A command line utility used to dump system memory to the standard
output stream by skipping over holes in memory maps
Memdump
A commercial disk editor and universal hexadecimal editor used for data
recovery and digital forensics
Winhex
A digital forensics platform and graphical interface to The Sleuth Kit® and
other digital forensics tools
Autopsy
A computer security tool that offers information about software
vulnerabilities, IDS signature development, and improves penetration
testing
Metasploit(MSF)
A tool that can hook one or more browsers and can use them as a
beachhead of launching various direct commands and further attacks
against the system from within the browser context
Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF)
A password recovery tool that can be used through sniffing the network,
cracking encrypted passwords using dictionary, brute-force, and cryptanalysis attacks, recording VoIP conversations, decoding scrambled
passwords, revealing password boxes, and analyzing routing protocols
Cain and Abel
An open source password security auditing and password recovery tool available
for many operating systems
Jack the Ripper
