(Pre Security) Section 1: Intro to Offensive Security Flashcards
1
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Offensive security is the process of…
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Breaking into computer systems, exploiting software bugs, and finding loopholes in applications to gain unauthorized access to them.
2
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In a defensive cyber role, you could be…
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investigating infected computers or devices to understand how it was hacked, tracking down cybercriminals, or monitoring infrastructure for malicious activity.
3
Q
A terminal, also known as…
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the command-line, allows us to interact with a computer without using a graphical user interface
4
Q
-u is used…
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To state the website we’re scanning
5
Q
-w takes a list of words to…
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iterate through to find hidden pages.
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