SEC660: Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking

Network infrastructure in cloud environments presents unique attack vectors. In the first section, security professionals explore access manipulation, protocol exploitation, and device compromise across IPv4 and IPv6. Modern cloud setups integrate legacy components, making these skills crucial for comprehensive security testing.

In this section, security professionals explore cryptographic exploitation and post-compromise techniques in cloud environments. Topics include cipher operations, implementation flaws, privilege escalation, and lateral movement. PowerShell plays a key role in both attack and defense, especially in hybrid clouds.

In section three, security professionals analyze cloud-native products, focusing on supply chain security, protocol manipulation, and fuzzing. Topics include custom fuzzing grammars, network protocols, file formats, and code coverage analysis for testing effectiveness.

Linux exploitation is crucial in cloud security. In this section, professionals explore memory management, privilege escalation, SUID exploits, and advanced bypass techniques like ROP and ASLR evasion.

Windows systems remain prevalent in hybrid cloud environments, necessitating deep understanding of Windows-specific security features. In this section, practitioners examine process structures, exception handling, and API interactions. Content covers stack-based attacks, DEP bypass, and ROP chains, with special attention given to client-side exploitation.

A comprehensive challenge environment integrates cloud and traditional infrastructure components. Students face escalating difficulties across Linux and Windows systems, network infrastructure, and cloud services. The scoring system provides immediate feedback on successful exploitation, with point values reflecting real-world complexity and impact.